Luz and I never talk about "prepper" stuff with people in town.The less they know about our preparedness the better.
- J.J.
- J.J.
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What's in your bug out bag?
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Chris - I'm in town also. I'm well prepared but if the "event" lasts more than 6 months I'll need to move to a second location away from the city, where a person can hunt and grow what he needs. I have two alternate places for this. One is 70 miles away from me and the second is located deep in the woods of Arkansas, which is easily a 9 hour drive in the best conditions. The Arkansas place is prime for sure but like even a bug out bag, it all depends on the situation.
JJ - I keep this stuff quiet and to myself too. My two sons know our plan. The oldest is in good shape because him and his family live on a military base and his wife is a local police officer. My younger son lives in a large city and we've talked about various scenarios and how to meet up.
I do have to say, this is the last thing I ever want! I hate the thought of going through something where we have to act on our plan. I would be the happiest person alive if we never have to worry about this situation.
I have an EDC fanny pack.........
I agree. If it never happens . . . great.
My wife, Luz, of 30-something years Is Colombian by birth. She emigrated to the US in the '80s. We met and after we married, she always wanted me to go visit Colombia to meet her family. Because of the drug cartels and the gringo kidnappings thing, I passed. Finally , in 2006, after Pablo Escobar was killed, I agreed to check the place out. When we arrived here in November 2006, I felt totally welcome. The emigration officer at the airport knew my wife and told me (in Espanol) ," Senor, you are very lucky to be married to a Colombian woman. Welcome to Colombia." I felt welcome from the moment we arrived.
Years earlier, we bought a farm in Colombia (where we live now), as a place for her family to live. Because of problems with paramilitary groups, her family only lived there for 2 years and were forced to leave. When we arrived, the farm had sat empty for 10 years. But I took one look at the place and told Luz," If you want to move here, I'm ready." 6 months later, we sold our farm in Georgia and made the move. Never looked back.
Luz liked living in the US, but I have never seen her as happy as she has been since we moved back to her country.
When we first got here, our farm had no driveway. Just a path from the road down the hill to the house. I decided to dig out a driveway, so I got shovels, a pickaxe, and a hoe and started hacking away at it. I worked all day and maybe got 10 meters dug out. That night Luz said that all of the Chizmosas in town wanted to know what the gringo was doing out there.
At 7 the next morning, I went out to get at it again. There were 2 men and their sons waiting for me. They had tools and said they were there to help. By 8AM, another 8 men and their sons had shown up to help too. Our wives brought us lunch and water and juice throughout the day. We finished up about 6pm. We had dinner and then drank Aguadiente and Rum and partied until late in the night.
When we first met, I hardly knew any of these people. But they worked hard beside me all day and that night we partied like we'd known each other for years. After this, I knew we were here to stay.
Sorry this was so long-winded. But once I started I couldn't stop. People always asked why we moved here, and this is it.
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This is a story that warms the heart and soul my friend. I believe you have found not only a beautiful bride, but also your very own paradise. We should all be so lucky.
I greatly appreciate you sharing this part of your life.
I bought four of these flashlights several years ago and gave one each to both of my boys, I kept one in the house and one in the medium bug out bag. These are BRIGHT and they have a car window buster on the butt. Or an eye poker, your choice.
They take four AA batteries and I haven't had to replace the batteries yet in the one I use regularly.
I thought I got them at Amazon but I can't find them in my buying history. So it was probably Walmart. I'll be looking for three more the next time I'm shopping.
They take four AA batteries and I haven't had to replace the batteries yet in the one I use regularly.
I thought I got them at Amazon but I can't find them in my buying history. So it was probably Walmart. I'll be looking for three more the next time I'm shopping.
And one more light. After testing a few of these, this was the best by far. It has a high beam, low beam and a strobe.
I have three mounted, and in the safe and two extra lights in the bag.
I have three mounted, and in the safe and two extra lights in the bag.
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I don't recommend using 120 giant sparklers bundled together.....
73
Jeff
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My 'bug-out bag' consists of four 25G totes full of a lot of radio stuff. But hey, I'm go by the name "comms" in my group.
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I have never ordered from them, just had the info.
Steve Wallis, Camping with Steve on you tube has used these several times, seemed to work great but that's too expensive for my taste.
I don't recommend using 120 giant sparklers bundled together.....
73
Jeff
2 sharp knives, 1 with hammer cap, fishing line, lighters, tp (to use as wicking water filter as well), water bottle, empty ziplock bags, socks, soap, earplugs, very small shovel, pens/paper, bible. everything else can be sourced. knowledge of your area's edibles, wildlife, population density, positions for hard cover. keep it light, move slow at night, and never forget the 7 p's. prior propper planning prevents piss poor performance. might be different from most folks, but try reverse engineering the situation. take your bag and head out on foot some day. your ideas might drastically change if you do a practice run. this is not advise as much as it is just a personal answer.
I did snoop around in the site more and was surprised they didn't mention starting a fire with the sun and a magnifying glass. I did that when I was a kid.