08/21/14
Preparedness
"When the SHTF, I'm going to the woods," says the prepper. Why? Why the woods? Is there something special about the wilderness that makes it the holy grail of Bug Out Locations? When 100,000 people are all saying "I'm goin' to the woods when the SHTF," you should be the one guy to say "when the SHTF, I'm probably not going to the woods." I guess "the woods" refers to the opposite of the city or urban areas. If you live in Brooklyn, yea, get out of the city ASAP. If you live in a main st USA town like I do, where the population is less than 8,000 and there are more parks and trails than there are sidewalks, you probably don't have to worry about the civil unrest that would occur in Waterbury or Hartford (aprox 30mins away from me).
What is the difference between Bugging Out and Evacuating?
Evacuating is the real deal, bugging out is not. 9/10 disasters that will happen in our lifetimes will not be long lasting. 10/10 disasters will be regional or confined to less than 2 states. 10/10 disasters will not be big enough to turn an entire nation upside down. The reality is, there are only a handful of examples that all serious preppers should examine and plan by:
-Hurricane Katrina
-Hurricane Sandy
-Multi-State Blizzard
-Pandemic/Epidemic of some sort
-Economic Collapse (more of a financial planning thing).
Lets look at Katrina and Sandy. How could you survive them? LEAVE THE FUCKING AREA THAT IS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM! It is that simple. Forget the 5 years worth of food and water, all you need is about 1K in cash, a few bags and cases to pack up your clothes, valuables, electronics and necessities in. Don't wait for the gov't evac order, leave as soon as your gut tells you to get moving. If you asked any of the residents of New Orleans who did not evacuate before the hurricane "hit," they will tell you that they wish that they evacuated. The people who did leave will tell you that they are glad that they did evacuate.
Multi state blizzard, you don't even need to bug out for it as long as you have enough supplies to not die in your home. If you have a fire place, you better have enough wood. Generator? You better have enough fuel. Blankets, food and water, stove, grill, fuel etc. That's it. No need for any fancy shit. If you do choose to bug out, you have one option: Bug out before the snow starts falling and head south.
Pandemic/Epidemic is also easy. The best way to not get sick is to avoid contact with people, animals or anything/anyone that could be contagious. Bugging in, sealing off your house from the outside world is the easiest but if you live in an area that is full of sick people, the next best thing is to evacuate to a location that is not near any people.
Economic Collapse, like I said, is more of a financial thing. You need to have enough money to survive being unemployed for an extended period of time. You should stock pile important things like food, water and clothes. Guns and ammo are probably a good idea too and so is bullion.
People tend to use the term "Bugging Out" very loosely while also over thinking their bug out plan. Thanks to Hollywood, reality is non-existent to many preppers. Bugging Out has become something of a fantasy, something that will be fun or some shit. The truth is that bugging out is a hyped term that really is just a hobby specific term for spur of the moment evacuation and temporary relocation. In real life, there are only a few situations or events in which humans have had to "bug out" for an extended period of time:
-Civilians in Poland had to "bug out" when the Nazis invaded them. (you can replace Poland with Iraq and Nazis with Islamo-nazis aka ISIS if you want).
-Civilians in war torn and poverty stricken Communist countries who "bugged out" to escape genocidal regimes and blood thirsty police forces.
Refugees are just everyday people who are "bugging out," waiting for the war to end.
If you asked most Preppers, they would define "Bugging Out" as leaving your home because of a dangerous situation or event, maybe to never return. That dangerous situation or event could mean anything that places you, your family and your community at risk. Some events happen so quickly that you can't bug out because there is no time; like a Tornado or Earthquake. The idea of "bugging out" is incredibly flawed. I have watched hundreds of YouTube videos and watched many episodes of Doomsday Preppers, there are only about 5 scenarios that have been widely used as a backbone to a preppers bug out plan. There has yet to be an economic collapse that has resulted in a total breakdown of society in modern history for an extended period of time. When the US economy "crashed" in 2007/2008, it wasn't even a crash. It was a housing bubble that resulted in a domino effect because of people who had their heads up their asses. People who had no savings, no plan. People who lived for instant gratification, people who did not prepare for tomorrow because they were too busy living for today.
There is no point in preparing for something that historically has either never happened, or has only happened once every couple of thousand years. Yea, we are in debt like fucking crazy, the world is falling apart and our society is full of MTV Zombies and Reality TV junkies who have no morals, no god and no future. As a culture, Americans are pathetic and we are constructing our own demise; there is nothing, you or I can do to stop it and no, spending every penny we have on MREs, guns and ammo wont do a damn thing. Bugging out to the woods wont save you either because you are an idiot who has traded reality for a redneck with a crossbow who became an instant survivalist and marksman once Zombies started hitting the streets.
I'll wrap this up by saying this.
Planning to bug out in the way that the freaks on TV do will get you killed because the term SHTF has been perverted by money hungry paranoia spreading fear mongers both in movies and on YouTube. (yes, I'm talking about douchebags on YouTube like Jason A who spew bullshit about pending martial law 364 days a year). No, the rapture isn't coming and Jesus wont reappear in Texas if Rick Perry becomes President. Obama isn't coming for your guns, your state police are and even if the world is run by the Illuminati or some elitist cult, what the hell do you think you can do to stop them Capt. America? Nothing, so drop the tin foil, and fix your shit before you go bankrupt buying toilet paper and Twinkies. 9/10 disasters that happen in your life time, will require you to evacuate your home and relocate for less than 5 months unless you live directly in a wildfire zone or in an area that is historically prone to devastating floods or tornadoes. Fire, wind and water are really the only threats to your home. Looters might break some windows and steal your TV, but you still have your home. A tornado could destroy your home but unless you are directly hit by the tornado, your home will probably just suffer repairable damage. If your home is 80% under water, you probably will need to find a new place to live and if a wildfire transforms your home into a pile of coals, you will need to find a new place to live.
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