Storing Your Bug Out Gear in the City

suburban Sep 27 2010 Bug Out But Out Bag Gear Improvised Gear Preparedness Survival Gear Urban Survival

When I worked in NYC (post 9/11), I was always won­der­ing how I was going to store any type of gear to get me across two rivers into NJ to my apart­ment, so I could bug in or bug out if the SHTF and the bridges and tun­nels were shut down.  I decid­ed on, but... Read more

Bugging In and Bugging Out Podcasts at Chip Monk

suburban Sep 26 2010 Bug In Bug Out

Last week the Chip Monk Fam­i­ly Sur­vival Pod­cast had two pod­casts on bug­ging in and bug­ging out.  Thought I would share them here: Bug­ging Out:  http://chipmonk.podbean.com/2010/09/20/episode-62-buggin-out/ Some inter­est­ing con­cepts in his thoughts... Read more

How Do You Classify a SHTF Event?

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I tend to think a lot when I have a lit­tle down time.  I was on the plane for work this week and it hit me, that I am not sure h0w I would clas­si­fy what type of an event and how severe it was before I were going to bug out or bug in.  The more thought I... Read more

Another Place To Consider for Preps or Last Minute Preps

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It’s Sun­day morn­ing, or it was Sun­day morn­ing, I should say.  I was sit­ting at Star­bucks for the first time in a cou­ple of months, sip­ping on a cof­fee try­ing to read a book, when a cou­ple of old­er women sat down next to me, and start­ed yap­ping and... Read more

Five Minute Bug Out at Survival Spot Blog

suburban Sep 5 2010 Bug Out Preparedness

Today, I came across a video at the Sur­vival Spot Blog enti­tled “Five Minute Bug Out.”  You can check out the video below. I may actu­al­ly try this exer­cise in the com­ing week or two.  I may set up a poll as to what type of sce­nario to be in.  The... Read more

Favorite New Additions to My Bug Out Bag

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I have been eying up no rinse sham­poo and no rinse body bath for some time on Amazon.com.  This week I bought them and they came in… I have to tell you, I think they are going to be out­stand­ing addi­tions to my Bug Out Bag and for Camp­ing. If you fol­low this... Read more