THE DAILY FUDD: E264: “Bugging out a myth? Not quite, but it does hold a caveat.”
MY COMMENT: “Prepare to do what you actually can do. That’s it. “Plan for the short term. If going on foot, have enough whatever for a few days. If it goes on much longer than that without you finding a refugee camp or such, you’re dead. “Oh, and especially if you’re solo/just you and the animal, don’t overdo the firepower. You’ll never win a firefight against a multiple-person force, but you WILL look like a threat to them if you’re tripped out like the guys in the video. A decent sidearm makes you a less appealing target than most of the refugees, but will not present you as a threat to prepper bands setting up private checkpoints. Casing and slinging any long gun you might take means you would have it if you need it at some point, but again not be presenting yourself as a threat as you would if you were moving in the low ready.” “MULTIPLE-PERSON SCENARIO: The more you have in we your band, the more you can take relative to that number. It’s the same principle as the “two can eat che...