Category: Bug Out / Wilderness
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Should You Stay Put or Bug Out During SHTF? 11 Scenarios Considered
Thankfully, SHTF scenarios don’t happen daily, but you must be prepared for if/when they do. One huge consideration during a SHTF scenario is whether to stay or leave your home. You may only have minutes or seconds to decide, and your decision will be significant. 6 Scenarios Where Bugging Out are Preferable Some circumstances almost…
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How to Bug Out in Less Than One Day: 11 Steps
You and your family are enjoying a relaxing evening after a hard day’s work. Everyone’s let their guard down. The local weather forecast calls for a thunderstorm, but nothing seems out of the ordinary. Later, you look outside and notice the nearby river’s water level swiftly rising. A flash flood is coming straight to your…
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How to Prepare for 8 Types of Bug Out Terrain
An evacuation plan is critical for emergencies. SHTF scenarios could hit when you’re hiking, foraging or just checking your stockpiles at home. For any reason, it’s wise to know how to get out and keep your family safe. In your evacuation, you may travel a few miles down the road or end up on the…
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Preparing for a Long-Distance Trip in a SHTF Scenario: 14 Points
In the middle of a SHTF scenario, you need to be prepared to drive to safety, whether the danger occurs on a personal or global level. If your situation requires a long road trip, it’s worth planning so you have everything you need. Use this checklist of 14 things to consider before hitting the road.…
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How to Survive at Sea During a SHTF Scenario
When we start talking about survival situations, most people think of going off-grid, setting up a bunker in the woods, or retreating from civilization. But that isn’t the only option for survival in a SHTF scenario. If you’re a fan of boating, how long could you stay out at sea during a SHTF scenario? Choosing…
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How to Make a Tiny Home Part of Your Bug Out Plan
One of the most challenging parts of forming emergency plans is finding a good place to bug out. After you’ve stockpiled basic supplies, put together a bug-out bag, and started to learn survival skills, finding a safe location where you could take shelter during a large-scale disaster is the next logical step. Some preppers have…
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The Ultimate Family Go Bag
While I have my own ideas of what should go in a bug out bag, I’m surprised to see just how similar our thinking is when it comes to creating a bug out bag for “normal” people, that is, family and particularly young children. The fact that he’s opted to select bright colors for the…
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Rand McNally Road Atlas for Bug Out
I was going through some of my preps the other day as well as some things in our vehicles when I came across some relatively old regional fold-up maps, you know, the kind you used to pick up at gas stations and even Walmart. I assume they still sell them but with the advent of…
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Tips for Cutting Weight Off Your Bug Out Bag
By: Derek Edwards Witnessing the wide array of events over the past year has highlighted one undeniable fact: the world feels a little crazier now than it has in a long time. Between the pandemic, the uptick in natural disasters, and civil unrest across the population, we feel there should be an increased emphasis on…