Category: Bug Out / Evacuation
Portable Charger Ideas for Preppers
I’ve got several portable chargers, half of which I couldn’t tell you the exact capacity of without looking at the label. But I’ve got big ones and small ones if that helps. 🙂 And I’ve got them stashed in our bug out bags, vehicles, and elsewhere. Anyway, it’s been years since I bought anything new,…
Pocket Survival Gear is Overrated
I used to carry a lot. A Leatherman Wave, a pocket knife, my own version of an Altoids tin loaded with wilderness survival gear, a wallet stuffed with extras like bandages and folded duct tape, and more. I once carried wallet survival tools, assorted items on my keychain (which ended up causing problems with the…
My Vehicle Kit Shrank Down to The Spare Tire Well
For years I kept both our vehicles stocked the way you’re supposed to with full get-home bags, tools, extra water, vehicle fluids … the works. I think my wife and I fought over trunk space once or twice. 😉 These days most of my wife’s trunk space is taken up by supplies for her job,…
INCH Bags Are Not What You Think
People throw around the term “INCH bag” like it’s just a bigger bug-out bag. It’s not, and that misunderstanding can send you down a pretty expensive, and frankly dangerous, rabbit hole building something that won’t actually work when you need it. INCH stands for “I’m Never Coming Home.” Four simple words that completely change what…
Could a Boat Be Your Best Bug-Out Option?
Most bug-out vehicle conversations center on trucks, 4x4s, and trailers loaded with gear. Roads, routes, and fuel economy are close seconds. Interestingly, waterways almost never come up. And honestly, for most people, that makes sense. But for some, ignoring water as a bug-out option might be a real mistake. Maybe. It came up recently in…
Is Bug Out via Interstates Really an Automatic Death Sentence? Maybe Not.
The question of whether to evacuate via interstate highways or “back roads” reared its ugly head again. But I’ve seen this debate play out in forums and Facebook groups from time to time. People line up on both sides, but most preppers say that evacuating via interstate amounts to little more than a death sentence.…
Is Bugging Out Stupid?
While I moved the start time of the video below up about two and a half minutes, you could jump forward to about the 5:30 mark to get to the heart of the bug out talk. My comments follow below. Although the video wasn’t what I expected it to be (a discussion on the pros…
Best Survival Ration Bars
As much as I don’t want to recommend you purchase survival ration bars for a few reasons, like they’re not as nutritious as you might want and not as enjoyable to eat, I recognize that they’re a favorite among preppers, especially for bug out bags. And while I’ve tried Datrex bars, Mainstay bars, and SOS…
Hurricane Readiness: Peak Season is Coming!
Hurricane season brings predictable destruction year after year. Yet countless people still get caught off guard when storms approach (or they ignore the warnings). We’re technically two months in already with the 2025 Atlantic season is already forecast to be above normal, and predictions of 17 to 25 named storms. But the peak of the…
