Bug Out Location

Thoughts on a Storage Unit as a Fallback Shelter or Bug Out Location

May 17, 2012
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This is a response to @Alex516 who asked the following question, which made me think a little deeper on the subject, and I thought it would make a good post: @Alex516 asked: “I’d be curious about your thoughts for using a storage unit as a layover. I’m thinking about caching some supplies in one on [...]

Tagged as: BOL, Bug Out Location, Bugging Out, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

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Examining the Requirement for Multiple Short Term Bug Out Locations

April 15, 2012
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Recently. I have been looking for a BOL property again. I have had several conversations with other preppers about going in on property together, alone, etc. Then I examine my geography and demographic, and it hit me… I live in a highly populated low self sufficiency demographic and geography. I need more than one Bug [...]

Tagged as: Bug Out Location, Bugging Out

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And Then There Was a Dinner Meeting

October 31, 2011
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Last week, I had dinner with three other preppers.  One was new, and the two others I have been in touch with for some time.  We all live in Northern NJ, and are concerned with the economy, job growth, Bugging In, Bugging Out, etc.  The conversation twisted and turned in many directions.  We talked about [...]

Tagged as: CB, Cooking, Emergency Communications, Emergency Drills, emergency radio, Ham Radio, Iraq

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Rural Land for Bug Out Location: A Response to Suburban

September 20, 2011
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This article is a response to Suburban’s May 31st article “Thinking About Buying Rural Land for Your Bug Out Location”. A good article certainly. I too have been looking into the possibility of buying some undeveloped (“raw” as Suburban puts it) land, both as a BOL and simply a second get-a-way home for the family. [...]

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Bug Out Trigger Criteria

July 29, 2011
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This is a guest post by a new contributing Author Mr-Jones.  Mr-Jones and I know each other primarily from Facebook, and some of the same forums, and have become fast friends, online.  I have asked him to contribute when he can, and I greatly appreciate it.  Please welcome him…  What exactly would it take to [...]

Tagged as: Bug Out, Bug Out Criteria, Bugging Out

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A Review of “Dirt-Cheap Survival Retreat, One Man’s Solution” by M.D. Creekmore

July 13, 2011
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So, I finally had time to sit down and read M.D. Creekmore’s book, ”Dirt-Cheap Survival Retreat, One Man’s Solution.”  I’ve actually had the book for sometime, but have been so busy just have not had the time to read it.  The book itself is short, and not full of fluff once you start digging into it. [...]

Tagged as: Book Review, Bug Out Location, Survival Retreat

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First Look at a Potential Bug Out Location Property

July 11, 2011
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Over the past year, I have written several posts on Bug Out Locations.  They discuss simple things such as my thoughts, shelters, how stocked they should be, purchasing them, etc. If you have not read them, here they are: My Thoughts on a Bug Out Location Build a Portable Yurt for a Shelter at Your [...]

Tagged as: BOL, Bug Out Location

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Extensive Traveling and Bug Out Location Hunting

June 29, 2011
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Hey everyone, just an FYI, as I write this from a hotel room in way upstate NY state this evening. I am going to be traveling extensively over the next three weeks for personal reasons over the  and for work, and I may not have the time to write as much as I would like [...]

Tagged as: Bug Out Location, Family, Personal

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A Look Back At a Katrina Experience… An Expereinced Prepper Tells All

June 17, 2011
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It should be noted, that this was sent to me by a friend yesterday.  I did not write this, and neither did he, rather it comes from a prepper who evacuated LA and posted this story in a forum (www.zombiehunters.org).  It is a chronicle of what worked for him and his family and what did not in [...]

Tagged as: Bug Out, Bugging Out, civil unrest, Katrina, Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

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Thinking About Buying Rural Land for Your Bug Out Location

May 30, 2011
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Land in a rural area for a Bug Out Location is romantic thought for me, and recently I have been looking at prices within a couple hour drive of where I live in an area that is the polar opposite of where I live.  I make some notes about a year ago around the prices [...]

Tagged as: Bug Out Location, Economics, Land, Preparedness, Rural Land

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