bug out planning

I live in Phoenix AZ. I've located a small town that I'd like to locate my BOL at. I think the site is pretty cherry, but I want to throw it out to you guys to shoot holes in it. for OPSEC purposes, I'm going to be vague about the location, (that and I don't want a land rush until I get mine!)...

Hello all. My first post here and thought I might as well jump in and hit the ground running with a question. I'm a former .mil guy who's had some training in survival, and a few combat tours to the sandbox, but now that I've actually separated from the military I've noticed my thinking change a...

So I was thinking about electric cars. I don't know very much about physics but I do know that perpetual motion defies the laws of physics. A while back I thought why not use an alternator to recharge the batteries while in use, but you lose some energy when you convert motion to electricity...

For those folks who plan to bug out, or have bugging out as a contingency: What is your bugout trigger? What event, will make it so that you know you MUST bug out NOW? Secondly, how do you know it won't be too late OR too early? ----------------- So, for example, in our case - We plan to bug...

Hello, I have been looking into firearms that The wife and I could legally have with us 24/7 and would best serve us in most situations. You never know when the SHTF, so I'm looking for the legal pistol without a pistol caliber. Im considering 2 firearms to be carried at once: the Ruger...

I don't know if anyone had any thoughts on this.. moved 2000 miles recently with family and if shtf actually happened i would definitely head home..if it was real bad i have enough supplies to last at a min. of 2 weeks hopefully enough time for things to cool down on the road enough to get out...

Dear Forum Members, The first topic I always look at in any Survivalist Forum is what people put in their BOB or their BOL stockpile. But what do you NOT put in, and why? I'll start: I never put bleach and ammonia in the same storage spot at home, since, if they spill and combine in an...

My retreat is a couple of days out walking the whole way depending wher one is during the course of the day even longer and what if the main route is unusable. I found that due to a quirk in the road sign laws now ammended that road sign had to be on a place of business. Lawyers being that they...