Post by sentinel on Mar 14, 2014 8:35:43 GMT 10
I get the impression from the many posts I have read on this site that the overall majority are intending to bug-In, post long term event.
This is all good until a situation evolves where you need to leave your loc - quickly.
Any one of a dozen reasons could be the cause - Bushfire, Flooding, Pandemic, Hostile Zombie Hoards, Social Unrest and Rioting, an Invasion are just a couple of possible reasons - there are more.
Do you have sufficient stores that are ready at a moments notice to be grabbed and go with? (This will most likely be on foot also - don't assume you will have access to a vehicle to Bug Out In).
Do you have sufficient knowledge to survive and thrive with a minimum of your stores with you, as they now belong to others?
(Going 'bush' for a lengthy period, essentially is very taxing both physically and mentally - (I have lost anywhere up to 6kgs during these training exercises and this is when I was in acceptable physical condition - now I shudder at how much it would knock me around. I would be relying more on my stealth and bush skills more so I reckon than the physical part).
So Basically - you are now starting from scratch with only what you can carry.
Preparing is essentially being ready to adapt to any or all scenarios you might face - with no prior warning at all often being the case.
Are YOU ready? 
that gives me the advantage of time in civil unrest etc, i can give it a few days to see how things pan out. if i need to bug out, i will have close to a day as opposed to an hour 