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The Ultimate Bug Out Boat: Living on a Self-Sufficient Sailboat for 10 Years

While I doubt I could willfully live for months or years on a boat like these folks did, I think the idea of a self-sustainable watercraft is an amazing idea for preparedness, and this boat clearly takes the idea of bugging out to a whole other level! Just think how awesome it would be to bug out to the ocean and avoid nearly everyone, especially when the SHTF?

In any case, their setup is really neat. They have communications (including satellite broadband internet), 1000-liter water storage and desalination equipment, hot water, freezers for food, solar and wind power (enough to power everything onboard), a nice kitchen and laundry setup, and more storage space then I would have guessed. Of course, if you’re not a very tidy or organized person then this probably isn’t going to work out for you.

A major drawback is all of the ongoing maintenance the boat seems to require. It’s not just an expense but a real problem if this were to be your main bug out option. Regardless, watch this and get ready to be jealous…

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3 responses to “The Ultimate Bug Out Boat: Living on a Self-Sufficient Sailboat for 10 Years”

  1. gary forbes

    I have been a sailboat sailor for over 50 years But have owned a number of power boats as well so i think i am marginally qualified to comment. First regardless of fresh or salt water sail is the only reasonable way to go….unless you are just using a boat to get to a destination . Fuel rots and it will be scarce in a shtf situation…..The wind is free
    Size is the killer because of everything you need to carry . wind and solar generators and even some towable h20 gen are a must. Potable water is a top piority . hvital uge water tanks plus a means to replace water are vital. Water makers are great, but eventually need replacement parts Rain catchers as primary of auxillary means are a good idea ….
    Cooking is a real mind bender other than solar ….everything needs renewable fuel sources needs a lot of thought (which I have not done at this time…Knee jerk electric of some sort off wind/water gens ?????
    boat gear (and repair supplies ) should speak for itself…BUT it is worth mentioning the you will probably spend the majority of your time at anchor and you will need at least one anchor that is as big as to can get back up….preferably on chain rhode …

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  2. Dennis

    All three articles were quite interesting, especially the sailboat. I think that is the way to go. Providing you are completely prepared, of course. It sounds like they did everything correctly. I’d like to do it but I’d need an unsinkable ship. Not like the Titanic.

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  3. Dave Strzok

    My neighbor and I each have land bound live aboard boats. My small fiberglass sailboat sleeps four [ugh!] His powerboat sleeps more. Each has electrical systems tied in to the grid, but they aslso have inverters and can use microwaves for cooking. The sinks are stainless, each will accommodate a water supply and sewage. Two hundred yards away is Lake Superior, thousands of fish.

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