Thanks for your post. So, my take-away is that a bugout bag is a good thing. Personally, I have been resistant to the idea of a bugout bag with the thinking that, “Where the heck am I going to go?”
I think that’s still somewhat true as Europe is geographically different than the US, after all, pretty sure I wouldn’t bug out to Mexico, and Canada? Certainly not that dictatorship.
So, I’m still thinking about the whole bugout bag thing.
We keep bugout bags mainly because we are on a major fault line. It’s always a good idea.
>>> So, my take-away is that a bugout bag is a good thing. Personally, I have been resistant to the idea of a bugout bag with the thinking that, “Where the heck am I going to go?” <<<
It’s time to make a plan. Today. Figure out where you can go and then the trick is to leave your home BEFORE things go sideways.
Keep in mind that it isn’t just war that can be the reason you need to flee. Weather is the biggest reason people need to bug out.
It never hurts to be prepared. FEMA has good info on disaster planning and so does the Mormon Church. I’m not saying to do what they do but instead look at them and look to the prepper community for info and then do what makes sense for yourself and your family.
Where I live the main concern is flooding. And in the past I’ve bugged out when there was a major threat happening because I did not want to wait for the evacuation order and then compete with everyone else in the inevitable traffic jam.
The biggest thing about prepping is to be willing to get out even if you might be wrong. You can leave too early a dozen times or more. But you can only leave late once.
I’ve had a BOB in the back of my Jeep Grand Cherokee, since 9-11-01. Well worth doing it for peace of mind.
generally a “Bug-out-bag does little other then provide a few days of comfort while you become a refugee with the other million people seeking safety. In a time of war all bets are off. Can you but out? Can you bug in and stay on your own land eating your stash without soldiers raiding and killing you? Prep for likely situations like a train derailing which was carrying toxic chemicals. Prep for storms and droughts. Prep for food shortages. But when war is declared and there is an invading army at your door step... There’s not much you can do. Maybe you can stay put and become a “Gray Man.” One who just blends in. Get a safety vest, a hard hat, and a clip board and assume the role of a utility worker.