Bug out bags

OLM-Medic · Mar 17, 2020

I mostly have it in my car because I'm regularly hours away from home

marko · Mar 17, 2020

I used to have a home on the Northern Neck of VA in Reedville where I could put my canoe in on Rock Creek in Kensington and could have canoed down to the Potomac,
down into the bay, hang a right on the Great Wicomico and gotten to the old house. That would be a major bug out.
We sold that house, so now it's Bug In! You still need a hand pump water purifier.

Sirex · Mar 18, 2020

I have a small get home bag in each car. Even though I don't "plan" to bug out, I have a couple bug out bags ready. Imagine if you have to defend your home from people trying to steal your resources, and either fail, or you kill or injure one of their party. I see people trying to burn others out of their homes purely out of spite or revenge. I have a bunch of fire extinguishers, but should I have to move the family, my bags contain containers for water, some ration bars and power bars, survival knives, compasses, matches and small lighters, medical supplies, life straws, small antique pistols with ammo, mylar thermal blankets, flashlights with extra batteries and bulbs, and more I can't remember now.

IF I have to bug out, I am going to my dad's house in Gamber or maybe out to western MD.

Lloyd · Mar 18, 2020

daggo66 said:
Some people do actually have s BOL.

^ This

Some people that would like to "bug out" live close to subsidized housing, which is sketchy on a good day.

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Pinecone · Mar 18, 2020

There are circumstances where you cannot bug in.

Wild fires. Floods. Major hurricane damage to your house.

So having a kit to keep you going a few days is a good idea. Not that you will likely be walking out.

gamer_jim · Mar 18, 2020

Linking discussion from previous thread on this topic.

Mods: maybe move it to this forum?

https://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=75094

also here:

https://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?t=100406

LiveSteamer · Mar 23, 2020

I live semi rural in the central Texas Hill Country. My plan is to bug in and I have made preparations to do so. I keep get home bags in my vehicles. I also have a minimal get home bag vacuum packed in plastic that I keep in a cargo pocket in my daily wear and thankfully in Texas I can easily make carrying firearms part of my daily EDC. I am fairly secure from hurricanes (100 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico), tornadoes (the hills break them up), blizzards (it's central Texas, we never have more snow than about a half inch every few years), and floods (l live on top of one of those Hill Country hills). My concerns that would cause me to leave my home are wildfires (I am surrounded by woodlands) and attacks by human predators. Therefore, I do have a bug out bag which simply arguments the get home bags with more gear and supplies for a longer stay away from home. If I have to bug out I hope to do it in my pickup truck that has a camper shell and use that as my mobile home away from home.

Doctor_M · Mar 23, 2020

I keep a bag in my vehicle but I definitely consider it a "get home" bag. Also now keep my search and rescue bag in my trunk, so truth of the matter is, I have more gear than I can carry in a "get home" situation... but if you ever get stuck in a car with me when the world comes to an end, I can hook you up.

hdatontodo · Mar 23, 2020

I put together bug out bags for me and my Mrs some years back. She is a physical therapist in Balto and is now my ex. They are short on masks, and it just dawned on her that she has some in her bag. She texted me asking if she could have two of mine. They are not even n95. My son stays with each parent half time, so helping her helps us.

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Blaster229 · Mar 23, 2020

Doctor_M said:
I keep a bag in my vehicle but I definitely consider it a "get home" bag. Also now keep my search and rescue bag in my trunk, so truth of the matter is, I have more gear than I can carry in a "get home" situation... but if you ever get stuck in a car with me when the world comes to an end, I can hook you up.

You can always leave the house at your leisure to go to the car to get something out of your load out.
Unless you have that load out near whatever exit of your house, you're probably not going to be able to pack it all as you leave your house in a dire emergency. There's no making 2 or 3 trips into a burning house or crumbled one.

Blacksmith101 · Apr 3, 2020

Anyone planning to Bug Out across state lines may want to rethink their route. We see reports of both Delaware and West Virginia stopping out of state cars and turning them around which you can expect to be much more common in a major disaster.

teratos · Apr 3, 2020

I have a get-home bag.

tallen702 · Apr 3, 2020

I keep my BOB prepped regardless. One of the things it contains is an up-to-date list of vacant foreclosures in the more remote reaches of WV.

In terms of how to get there, the five-oh are patrolling major entrances and exits, but the mountain passes between VA and MD and WV are just too numerous for them to patrol them all. You can cross state lines to the promised land if you're smart about it. From there, if we're in a true emergency survival situation, there's enough deer, fish, bear, rabbits, grouse, squirrels, poke weed, ramps, sassafras saplings, pawpaws, etc. to flesh out bulk staples like flour, corn meal, and rice. Seed packs get replaced in my BOB every year as well.

Tungsten · Apr 3, 2020

My thinking is that I'm not going far on foot, so there is no point even considering that. Roads may be blocked, so what makes the most sense for compact transportation.
Moped, bicycle, or something like a Onewheel. That extends my range to 10-20 miles.

Pinecone · Apr 3, 2020

Walk across the line. Steal a license plate, walk back, drive over.

pbharvey · Apr 3, 2020

tallen702 said:
I keep my BOB prepped regardless.
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Seed packs get replaced in my BOB every year as well.

That’s hardcore

Blaster229 · Apr 3, 2020

pbharvey said:
That’s hardcore

Never know when you commandeer those 50 acres from someone with your Henry .22 survival rifle.

teratos · Apr 3, 2020

Blaster229 said:
Never know when you commandeer those 50 acres from someone with your Henry .22 survival rifle.

On no you di’in’t.

tallen702 · Apr 6, 2020

pbharvey said:
That’s hardcore

Blaster229 said:
Never know when you commandeer those 50 acres from someone with your Henry .22 survival rifle.

teratos said:
On no you di’in’t.

LOL,

Not hardcore in the least. I just keep the basics to make sure that if it's protracted, I don't "rabbit starve."

Bug out kit includes water purification, gas mask with 3 8hr NBC filters, trenching/digging tool, seed packs, water carriers (personal and collapsible bulk) First aid supplies, tent, esbit stove and tabs, 3 days of food, mess kit, hunting gear, paper atlas, list of vacant foreclosures from my buddy, camp ax.

If it's ever serious enough that I have to hoof it to the hills of WV, that ought to get me a head start. It's really not much, but the idea is to get remote, find a roof to put over my head. I have ammo cans I keep prepped mags in, and have the ideal survival guns at the front of the safe. Only thing I don't keep handy is my chainsaw, but it's in the shed, so easy enough to grab.

Silverlax · Apr 6, 2020

+1 for get home bag and medical kit in the car.

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