How to prepare to bug out or evacuate before, during or after an emergency big and small. Your bug out journey will be filled with dangers, so bugging out should always be your last resort.
When SHTF, whether due to a wildfire, flood, or perhaps a chemical spill or other man made disaster in your immediate area, you and your family will be forced to leave your home with very little advanced notice. Will you be ready? If you don’t already have an emergency bug out plan in place that includes a bug out bag…
Staying clean and fresh is not just a civil nicety. Far from it, hygiene is a mandate for good health in good times or bad, and a lack of hygiene will quickly result in debilitating illness, disease or other maladies which can sap morale or even lead to incapacitation. Considering how simple and effective even an austere grooming and bathing…
I and other authors have discussed BOBs and their use, packing and such thoroughly here on The Survivalist Blog and elsewhere. One thing that does not get too much critical analysis is what kind of firearm you should keep in your BOB. Don’t misunderstand: there is plenty of discussion about the guns themselves as they relate to the BOB, like…