Anyone looking at doing a Bugout build?

[MadMan4BamaNATL]

To me "bugout" is when I'm in a bad mood and go disappear in the mountains or the desert for a week. And since I like to do this the moment the idea hits me, I have a small stockpile of gear and supplies I can throw into me vehicle.

Edit: sorry, got sidetracked...

Lots of little emergencies have cropped up where colleagues of mine have had problems worse than they should have when there were floods, fire evacuations, and power outages because they didn't have a mini stockpile of crap like I do.

You really never know when your neighborhood will have a gas or water main break or suffer a natural disaster. Having some water and basic supplies on hand is just a good idea.

Now this is a sensible approach and makes sense when you just want to get away.

I have colleagues like what you describe as well with me working in finance. Many of these guys are essentially useless and think they can just buy there way out of anything. What's funny is how many have large pickup trucks and work in this shiny skyscraper here in Buckhead and have never swung an axe or can barely start a fire in a charcoal grill.

I remember having to share toilet paper with a few neighbors during the start of the pandemic. That wasn't such a big deal, but the fact that they knew to ask me for extra was a big deal to me that does concern me a tad although my neighbors are not what I'd consider a threat at all. I was like "I'm not a prepper", just go to Costco like I thought everyone did. Started planning for the pandemic last January when it seemed that the situation in China was getting out of hand and knowing that my city has the busiest airport in the world. Had masks, tissue, food, everything, but wasn't talking about it. Guess the neighbors saw me unloading tissue one day and got excited.

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[indio22]

Now this is a sensible approach and makes sense when you just want to get away.

I have colleagues like what you describe as well with me working in finance. Many of these guys are essentially useless and think they can just buy there way out of anything. What's funny is how many have large pickup trucks and work in this shiny skyscraper here in Buckhead and have never swung an axe or can barely start a fire in a charcoal grill.

I remember having to share toilet paper with a few neighbors during the start of the pandemic. That wasn't such a big deal, but the fact that they knew to ask me for extra was a big deal to me that does concern me a tad although my neighbors are not what I'd consider a threat at all. I was like "I'm not a prepper", just go to Costco like I thought everyone did. Started planning for the pandemic last January when it seemed that the situation in China was getting out of hand and knowing that my city has the busiest airport in the world. Had masks, tissue, food, everything, but wasn't talking about it. Guess the neighbors saw me unloading tissue one day and got excited.

I work in IT with some desk jockeys who have little if any woodcraft or mechanical knowledge. One co-worker codes rings around me, but I had to show how to adjust the office window blinds, lol.

I'm not a prepper apocalypse type either, but grew up working with tools, taking apart and building things. Not sure how some folks with low experience, who mostly pay others to fix their issues, would handle a breakdown of society.

For my part though, an airplane would be my "bugout" vehicle. Short of an unforeseen meteor hit or natural disaster, myself and family are experience world travelers with dual citizenships and property/connections in countries outside the USA. Key is read the tea leaves and rock 'n' roll out of a seriously degrading situation before you can't.

 

[Silver-Bolt]

Bugout rig.

 

[TheWoo]

Bugout rig.

Camouflaged, so nobody would see you. I like it. Very inconspicuous.

 

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