
To Bug-In or To Bug-Out
During a serious threat situation or disaster, and while enacting your emergency / preparedness plan of action, you may decide to either ‘bug-in‘ or ‘bug-out‘. Bug-In: To ‘dig in’ and…
During a serious threat situation or disaster, and while enacting your emergency / preparedness plan of action, you may decide to either ‘bug-in‘ or ‘bug-out‘. Bug-In: To ‘dig in’ and…
…things. How are you going to deal with that? Got enough 24/7 security? There are so many other additional challenges that will arise while bug-out camping. Sanitation. Health. OPSEC. Insects/bugs/snakes/bears/….
…to have as a ‘bug-out location’ is unattainable. Given a worst-case-scenario whereby a bug-out to a safer location is or would be a matter of survival, perhaps one option would…
A SHTF ‘bug-out’ to someone else’s place may not end up the way you envisioned. Will the doors be open? The circumstances which caused the decision to bug-out (evacuate) may…
Disaster strikes. Perhaps even a collapse event, or an evacuation order. You must decide FIRST if you need to prepare where you are (Bug-in), or attempt evacuation (Bug-out). Here are…
…Scavenging What do you do? Everyone knows you absolutely have to have that bug-out-bag of goodies, or you’re just going to die. Now your bag is gone, nothing to do…
…and very little upon ‘hard copy’ information. Should we keep ‘hard copy’ backups of certain documents and information? And should we take any of that with us during a bug-out…
…to travel on. They will also be a target for others who might want to appropriate the travel trailer for their own purposes. Cargo and Bug-Out trailers rigs This…
I’ve written about this before. This time though, think about this… If for some reason you had to bug-out, and you had no choice… let me repeat, “you had no…
Most in the prepper community know that a bug out bag is a kit designed to keep you alive for 72-hours while ‘bugging out’ from a disaster situation. A bug…
I recently received the following email questioning my thoughts regarding the decision to bug-in OR to bug-out, and I would like to respond to it… I came across your website…
…your thoughts on the notion of bugging out, your criteria for bugging out (how bad does it have to be?), and if you had to bug-out where would go –…
I was recently asked the following questions regarding the Bug Out Bag and bug out bag packing. When you travel, what top 3 survival items do you bring besides…
…knock down the electrical power grid. Bug Out / Bugging Out; Leaving / evacuating your primary place of residence/living/home. Usually associated with one of two things; Bugging Out to a…
…to bug out (it depends on this or it depends on that…)? I’ve touched upon the notion of bug-out within quite a number of articles here over the years –…
When disaster happens (or is about to happen), some may choose to bug out. There are lots of things to consider before making that decision, including your planned final destination……
…you might contact or coordinate with during an evacuation or bug-out. HOTELS Even if you have a predetermined bug-out location, take the time to choose several hotels (ahead of time)…
…seek? Consider online tools, such as Google Earth or Google Maps (and others). Check it out BEFORE you need to evacuate or bug-out. Pre-plan contingency back-road routes to and from…
…‘bug out’ in the event of collapse, and those that do – may have a false notion as to what a ‘bug out’ is. While it might make sense under…
…to get to where you’re going? During an evacuation or bug-out, will the masses choose the popular main routes and roads that are most often traveled? Answer: YES. People are…