I would only bug out if I had a better place to go with supplies and people waiting for me and mine. Short of that, I am better off staying at home unless there is an active danger that drives me out.
That being said, each of those three is something you can do some planning for.
I keep a BOB in the trunk along with a sleeping bag and tent (along with a pile of other stuff).
The gear is mobile enough to be a "walk home" kit, full enough to be an emergency bug out kit (although not for long as 5 mouths empty a trunk fast and a tank of gas only goes so far), but more importantly it is a good "stranded" kit.
Think of the family snowbound last winter and who were alone in their car 4 days before supplies ran out and dad left to find help in the blizzard. He died, but rescuers did find the others (dad did not send the rescuers, they were already in bound) and his family survived. That is even more likely a situation than zombies, or WWIII, or total collapse.
Think about how much time we spend in the car, and how many empty cell spots there are, and then go and watch Cujo.
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Gonna bug in or out, or just try and get home depending. I am trying to prep for any eventuality. Get a place to go in every direction (NSWE) even if just as a rally point. Get supplies as you can.
And hopefully none of it will ever be needed!
That being said, each of those three is something you can do some planning for.
I keep a BOB in the trunk along with a sleeping bag and tent (along with a pile of other stuff).
The gear is mobile enough to be a "walk home" kit, full enough to be an emergency bug out kit (although not for long as 5 mouths empty a trunk fast and a tank of gas only goes so far), but more importantly it is a good "stranded" kit.
Think of the family snowbound last winter and who were alone in their car 4 days before supplies ran out and dad left to find help in the blizzard. He died, but rescuers did find the others (dad did not send the rescuers, they were already in bound) and his family survived. That is even more likely a situation than zombies, or WWIII, or total collapse.
Think about how much time we spend in the car, and how many empty cell spots there are, and then go and watch Cujo.
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Gonna bug in or out, or just try and get home depending. I am trying to prep for any eventuality. Get a place to go in every direction (NSWE) even if just as a rally point. Get supplies as you can.
And hopefully none of it will ever be needed!