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To: CPOSharky

I live where bug-outs would head, too--not the deep boonies like the Rockies or Alleghenies, but out beyond the real suburbs. Hence the need for lots and lots of ammunition to hold onto what's mine.

And if things really get bad, we can throw packs on the horses and head for deeper country. This is something people don't think about when they consider bugging out: the roads are going to be useless. You're going to need some way to go cross-country. ATVs and motorcycles eventually require gasoline, which may be in short supply; horses can eat what grass they may find. And eventually they may be eaten themselves (though God forbid it; I couldn't do that to my horse unless my child was starving to death). They're also useful for following or carrying any game that one shoots.


9 posted on 07/11/2006 6:39:59 AM PDT by Fairview
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To: Fairview

All the smart people leave after a disaster or before a disaster if they can see one heading their way. It doesn't matter how well armed you are or how much gas or water or food you have on hand, you won't want to stay if you get hit with the worst and lose your house or bunker to wind, flooding, radiation, or whatever. If you're smart you're going to pack up your disposable wealth and get out and then assess the situation from a distance to see when the anarchy subsides. Possessions can be replaced. Your life, health, and comfort suddenly mean more than anything you own. So unless you are talking about a global disaster with no where else to run to, all those guns and ammo you stocked up on are only going to slow you down during an evac or have to be left behind for the looters who are too stupid to leave.


13 posted on 07/11/2006 7:08:59 AM PDT by Kirkwood
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