Bugging Out, A new twist.....

[mordis]

Incoming moderator lock.... Even tho im not so sure why everyone here hates survival threads, I have a lot of survival questions that i would love to ask the very smart people on this forum.. oh well..

 

[BluesBear]

Then why not go ahead and ask them while you can?

Now i am not saying i am going to endanger or harm others to achieve my goal but really looting occurs all the time when there are natural disasters I would rather be on the 6 o clock news walking outta wal mart through a broken window in a flood ridden town holding my perscriptions, bottled water and 12ga slugs than DVD players and a microwave.

I fully understand your rationale. However if there is still a 6 o'clock news I won't be there. It's just not serious enough yet. I'll just hunker down and wait for the chaos to subside.
What I am worried about is a complete infrastructure collapse. If that ever happens than I fear shopping centers and strip malls will become battle zones.

in a TRUE breakdown of society, there are going to be ALOT of secondary deaths due to this very problem... a bad deal, yes... but it really be Darwinism at it's base level...

I hear people all of the time talk how they'll "go shopping" right away. The problem is that there are thousands of other people out there with the same plan. All who will wait until it's too late to act.

 

[grey sky]

Head for the hills

Often heard get out of dodge ect ect thats were everybody is going. Easily defendable property? How long can you stay in seige?? Katrina was a have to bug out scenario the people who buged early were OK, people on high ground were OK till local government interveined (ask Patricia Kohne, werever she is). If one can stay put do so, keep a low profile don't venure too far from home get to know your neighbors, now!
Don't count on being able to resupply anytime soon stay away from looting areas.
Long term don't eat too well while others are getting thin and your not it will blow your cover take any handouts offered so you don't appear self sufficient. subterfuge and deception are your friend.
If you pay for goods with gold or silver someone may get the idea you have a treaser worth taking.

So many things to consider it can be overwhlming can't it ?

 

[mordis]

Well, i think it is prudent to stock up on canned foods. They last a long time, and are not to expensive. They can be had in alot of different things, like stews and meats and such. Tho, im not sure what else to stock up on. Most other things i would eat, arnt storeable for long periods. i was looking into storing some cases of MRE's, which i can around here quite easily. But those have to be stored at like 60 degrees for them to last the longest.(according to the MFG website)

I have seen various websites selling survival food, in packs and seperately, but i dont know if spending $2000+ for a 1 year supply of dehydrated food for 2 is worthit since im my bug out plan includes 8 people.. Id have to spend nearly $5000 to get 1 year of food for all of my essential people.

The place our family plans to bug out to, has enough guns, ammo to equip like 20 people with something that goes bang. Its in a rural area, with lots of deers, geese, and other small ground edible pests. We have plenty of water, but food is not the best stocked up. Maybe 1.5 months of food for the adults if we ration it out.

I would love to start stocking up. Food that is non perishable, will store for along time. I have seen some of the need hot water only survival packs, that are expensive, but i dont know much about them. So any one with experiance with them id appreciate some feedback.

(figured id get my SHTF questions out of the way before the mods lock this)

 

[Capt. Charlie]

Sorry guys, I've been a bit under the weather the last few days, so I didn't get to this earlier.

Why don't we permit SHTF threads? The mission of TFL is the promotion of responsible firearms ownership and the RKBA. It's simply not about preparing for "the big one".

Closed.