OLD TIRED V/S Big RUCK bug out

[cpt_sfc]

For those of us older who can't put on a 100 lb ruck anymore. IDEA! I use a deer cart to haul around my junk in the woods . It works and it is not to much money.

[Rmplstlskn]

I plan on a deer cart soon, when I find one I like, that is narrow, light, and nimble... Till then, I have a lightweight but tough hand cart with solid tires, so no flats... My bags attach with carabiners. It can also be attached to my bicycle. 3-day pack stays on my back, with chest rig.

Now this is for a true BUG OUT, meaning you will likely NEVER come back home, which means it is loaded and heavy. Also have option for loaded ammo can if needs dictate.

It rolls well on my terrain, is narrow, and can be ditched and hidden quickly.

Rmpl

[protus]

Buy better and lighter gear .....pack smart.

[Rmplstlskn]

Buy better and lighter gear .....pack smart.

BUG OUT, as if you will never come back and will be living outside, means different to me than others, I assume. It means having basic items to support a FAMILY in the outdoors. Even the mountain men of old had MULES or horses carry their gear needed to survive in the wilderness. The native Indians pulled sleds made from their teepee poles with their stuff on top. I sure as heck don't think I have better skills than they did, living it every day. And I am all for letting something else burden the load if I can...

So INITIALLY I plan to make it as productive and resourceful as possible, letting things dump as the need or situation requires...

Maybe I need to get a mule or donkey? Hmmmm....

Rmpl

[protus]

Coul pack animals can help.
But bugging out is nothing more than a hike to point B tbat should already be sustainable...or else your just a loaded down rufgee more or less

[Rmplstlskn]

or else your just a loaded down rufgee more or less

That is what we (family) would be... Have nowhere else to go. Which is why my gear is on the heavy side. Bug OUT is also my absolute LAST option, the absolute last, like seriously last option. It is what it is, I make the best of it I can...

Rmpl

[cpt_sfc]

I am lucky enough to have two site's , one fully stocked one partly if I can get there I'll have to take some stuff with me but not all. I have worked on this since the Mel Tappen days. It is not perfect but I can only do so much. My biggest weak point is all my friends who were in medical have been retiring, SO now I have to try and locate new like minded people who have medical schools. And I still need a bomb shelter!!!

[Tackleberry]

We've got a family cabin up on the Mogollon Rim towards the Eastern side of the state that I have been stocking. It didn't dawn on me until a couple years ago that having 1000's of rounds at home was pretty useless if I needed to bug out. So, I started dividing and caching ammo and supplies at the cabin as well as in between home and the cabin in the event of a bug out. Like cpt_sfc, I have a back up site that is a friend's primary home in the North central part of the state. They are like minded and very active in the prepper community. I've cached supplies on their property. We've built off-grid buildings including multiple greenhouses for year around growing. I still have so many holes in my preps though. Living in a desert water is king, everything else is secondary. Definitely need more storage for water. We're looking to buy a new home after the first of the year here in the valley. I want a 3 car garage so we can used the 3rd spot for storage, including water. My wife and I have been gardening for the last 3 years. We're getting pretty good at growing veggies but we need more backyard space as well. That's also on the shopping list.