Knowing When To Evacuate
Those who prepare for survival situations know that a bug out may come at any time, weather related or situational. A bug out is how it sounds.
Bug the hell out!
It means it’s time to get out of dodge.
Bugging out may mean you’ll have to get where you’re going by walking. If this is the case, then you need to make sure that you have sturdy shoes or boots – and the means to have food and shelter if it’s going to be an extended stay.
Being prepared for this scenario means having a bug out bag where you can get to it when the time comes for you to go.
Bugging out by vehicle means that you’re leaving in a car or truck that’s already prepared ahead of time for a bug out.
Your transportation is gassed up and ready to go within seconds.
It’s time to bug out when the place you’re at is no longer safe – or could be compromised – and survival may become an issue.
Why you’d bug out?
This means you need to be prepared to bug out in the event of a weather emergency, a terrorist attack, a flash flood, or a riot.
You also need to leave fast if there’s a contaminate set loose in your area – such as a train derailment and the train was carrying some nasty hazardous materials that escaped into the air.
City-wide black outs are a criminal’s favorite time to come out and wreak havoc. Your possessions aren’t worth losing your life over – so leave.
If there’s been a city-wide breakdown of communication, resources like if the 911 system crash.
These systems are all computer run – and when the computer crashes, you’re on your own.
When a city goes down, law and order go out the window and chaos ensues.
At times like this, you need to be ready to take care of yourself and family.
If nasty weather heads your direction and it’s not looking good, get out before the government officials tell you to get out.
Why?
Because there will always be thousands who wait until the last possible minute to evacuate – and you may end up trapped in your vehicle sitting still on an interstate while a harrowing storm bears down on you.
Plan time to take an alternate emergency evacuation route, since the main roads will be overrun by people trying to leave.
Print out your escape routes and have them where you can get to them easily.
Know where you’re going. Don’t just hop into your vehicle and take off.
Plan ahead for emergency evacuation.
Have your kit or bag ready to take with you when you go.
Inside the bag, you should have water, food, first aid, a way to take care of shelter – like a sleeping bag or poncho, flashlights and personal safety tools like Mace or weapons.
Make sure you pack a battery-operated or hand crank radio so that you can listen to emergency broadcasts.
Have a way to start a fire and ensure that you have a change of clothes.
That concludes this How-to tip about how to tell when bug out. If you don’t already have a bug out bag then please check out this popular tactical backpack or some similar will also work.
