Bug out transport

[Sushi]

Where is "here"? I sure ain't got no maples, lol.


And I ain't sayin where my water will come from neither.

They're around.....somewhere. lol My family has a lot of arborists, so I grew up around trees and learning about them. Trick is, you just have to find species of trees that won't produce too high of a sugar content. Otherwise within a day or so, it'll be undrinkable and then you're SOL.

 

[Vaquero]

Where is "here"? I sure ain't got no maples, lol.


And I ain't sayin where my water will come from neither.

Oh my!

 

[Younggun]

OpSec.


I don't want Sapper coming around trying to snipe me at the watering hole.

 

[breakingcontact]

Where is "here"? I sure ain't got no maples, lol.


And I ain't sayin where my water will come from neither.

Abandoned water heaters!

 

[Younggun]

Yuk!
That stuff gets rank pretty quick, lol.


I'd have to travel a ways to find them also.

 

[breakingcontact]

Yuk!
That stuff gets rank pretty quick, lol.


I'd have to travel a ways to find them also.

Bugging out is my last plan. For the suburbs, I live in an awesome community from a strategic defense standpoint. We even have a water source nearby.

 

[Younggun]

I'd like to have a manual pump well put in, but with the long term drought I'm not sure if it's really feasible.

 

[breakingcontact]

I'd like to have a manual pump well put in, but with the long term drought I'm not sure if it's really feasible.

Would just have to be deep enough right?

 

[Younggun]

Yeah, but I'm not sure how far those manual pumps can pull. Also, drilling a deep well is pretty expensive.

 

[HKaltwasser]

There is no "one solution" for all. It all depends on where you're at, where you're going, and what shape you're in. This idea that anyone has the perfect solution is a fallacy.

Any retreat can get over run, and unless you have multiple alternate BOL, then you're SOL. Every plan has holes and it's up to YOU to figure what is the best options for you and you're family to survive/thrive.

I will bug in, but I'm not naive enough to think that I have some paramount defense that can ward off any attack. Grant it, my neighbors and I are set up really well. I also realize that having alternate plans can keep my family alive. Getting cornered with only one plan is a way to die in that corner.

 

[breakingcontact]

There is no "one solution" for all. It all depends on where you're at, where you're going, and what shape you're in. This idea that anyone has the perfect solution is a fallacy.

Any retreat can get over run, and unless you have multiple alternate BOL, then you're SOL. Every plan has holes and it's up to YOU to figure what is the best options for you and you're family to survive/thrive.

I will bug in, but I'm not naive enough to think that I have some paramount defense that can ward off any attack. Grant it, my neighbors and I are set up really well. I also realize that having alternate plans can keep my family alive. Getting cornered with only one plan is a way to die in that corner.

I dont think anyone has offered up a one size fits all solution.

Alternate plans are a must because plan as you might, you never know just how it will all go down.

The most important part is we have folks here that are thinking and planning. That is huge.

 

[jrbfishn]

Meays, fruits and veggies dried rock hard. Beans ground in a coffee grinder. A little salt and pepper=soup. Dried banana chips and nuts for desert. Personal purifier. Into the woods, along the river. Very few people, travel during twilight and dawn. Know a few places nobody goes at all. Disappear from sight. Plenty of wild game for a small party. Plenty of wold places to hide. All I need is 10 minutes. Poof.

from an idgit coffeeholic

 

[Jakashh]

I'm buggin' in.

Got me barbed wire, sandbags, caltrops, and a WHOLE lot other surprises for the Obamites when they show up.

Won't that be a gigantic attention getter? I see the benefit but at the same time I wouldn't want to call attention to my position

 

[Sapper740]

Won't that be a gigantic attention getter? I see the benefit but at the same time I wouldn't want to call attention to my position

That's a legitimate question and one I've pondered for quite some time. I've come to the conclusion that people are eventually going to realize that I and my wife have ample food and water, simply through cooking smells emanating from the backyard or the fact that we're still fat and happy months after the event. Yes, raiding parties who see our defense works will have their curiosity piqued but initially I hope they go after easier pickings. Later in the event, after they've ransacked every one else's houses, yes, they will come after me.....if they can get to me.

 

[Sapper740]

Unless your unit that sort if thing.

I'm not judging.

heh heh heh heh Beavis, he said unit, heh heh heh heh.

 

[Sapper740]

Nah, their still grazing.

Shee-it, while i'm cooking rabbits, YG's grilling rib-eye. Post-apocalyptic BBQ at Younggun's place!

 

[Mexican_Hippie]

I plan on eating all the liberals that live around here. Two birds, one stone.

 

[Sapper740]

Those of you lucky enough to own acreage in the country and have put up supplies and have access to water have the best chance of surviving a long term event.

I've graded myself and my preps, just like they do on "Doomsday Preppers" but instead of giving myself "X" number of months to survive I look at percentages.

Realistically, in my current position I give myself a 50% chance of surviving one year of an extended event.

If I owned acreage in the country, with all the supplies and skills I have (farming, military engineering, weapons, and fieldcraft), I'd give myself a 95% chance of surviving a year.

You guys with land got it made.

 

[vmax]

Yeah, but I'm not sure how far those manual pumps can pull. Also, drilling a deep well is pretty expensive.

My well is 130 ft
No way a manual pump can work if the power goes out
This is what I did
In a pinch you can getvwatet to Living Water PVC well bucket

 

[Younggun]

My well is 130 ft
No way a manual pump can work if the power goes out
This is what I did
In a pinch you can getvwatet to Living Water PVC well bucket

Why couldn't a manual pump work if power goes out? They were using them before there was electricity.