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OK everyone. You have to do this. It was a great experience and we learned valuable lessons.
If you are planning on bugging out, practice letting your wife, GF, etc. doing it alone for awhile!
My husband and I ran a scenario and was an amazing experience. Here is how it started. Hey honey, let's go camping at the BOL.
So think about it, if you have to bug out, what percent of all of us will be all sitting here at the house,. just waiting to go? Everything I see is the man doing this, and the women doing that. Well, I did it myself for 6 hours.
As soon as I came up with the idea, it was bug out time for me. (My hubby may not be home when I have to GTFO)! So I grabbed everything I could think of and carry. I thew clothes in a suitcase, got the solar oven, grabbed what I could from the freezer and fridge, and emptied my cabinets (I always keep empty boxes. I grabbed my wise dehydrated food, and bedding (forgot pillows). Next came the weapons and ammo. I got the pistols and ammo, and grabbed the Remington 870 12gauge (because it has tatical lights and stuff) and the ammo for it. I grabbed both our holsters, knives, and water pack.
I also grabbed all of my gallon jugs of water that I have filled and threw ice in the coolers and left (trying not to let the neighbors see me.) I also have a couple of milk jugs of water frozen in the freezer all of the time. Grabbed all meds and suppliments, along with the EP box of various stuff.
I did stop by a store that was 1 1/2 miles from my house, got ice and bolted Just to practice stopping with all of my gear to see what happened.
So it takes 55 minutes to get to our bug out location, and It did take me about 10 minutes to get in because of the locks (hubby usually does this) I learned by having to do this myself. tricky
So we had a pack, no communication but once and no cell phones (If I called him, it would be an emergency and he would answer, for safety). The only other person that knew we were going was my FIL, and he did not know what we were doing, just going camping.
So I got to our BOL at 5:15 in the evening. Now time for me to figure out what I needed to do. Electric was first, generator second, communications and cameras, etc next). (I had no idea how to do it all because hubby always does this) I was relying on myself and needed to figure it all out alone. Great experience! It did take me a few times and trial and error but I got it all done.
next I pulled out my solar over, put some BBQ in it and started unpacking the vehicle. I drove around the BOL about 3 times, eating sandwiches and checking the perimeter (I didn't want to just rely on only cameras), and yes, I had my side arm!
Next, I had to check out the underground BOL site and that was a little earie, but I handled it. I had a downed tree in the path and I'm glad I remembered the saw, So I had to cut that up and get it off of the roadway. One of the branched smacked me in the head and knocked my sun glasses off, hitting me below the eye brown. First aid it is!
So I continued also spotting for the wild boar, deer, turkey, rabbits, and armadillos. That is when I realized I wish I should have grabbed the 30-06!
So as darkeness fell, I was still alone and decided to eat my BBQ, so I did. I have the radio going, the lights on, etc! Then I thought (what am I doing) I need to act like no one is here, I am a women here alone! So off when the lights, radio, etc. The moon was very bright so I sat at the table outside, waiting.
Here is a lesson, take more than one spotting light. When I got there, mine didn't work!
Now, I did not know if I would hear from hubby or if he would just show up, and from what direction. CB on, and nothing until 9pm. He calls, ok, he is on his way up. That should be about an hour. He tried to trick me. It was 2 1/2 hours before he shows up, and I'm getting worried, real worried. THIS WAS MY MOST VALUABLE LESSON! Don't go looking for him! I sure wanted to !!!!! I almost did and then I realized, what if I did not find him and I had to come back to the dark alone. Someone could have been there, wild animals, etc. He said that was a good decision, because even if her was on his way during a SHTF, it may take him awhile, and If I were gone when he got there, then what? BUT i was really worried and I almost went.
So, I drove around, checking perimeters, spot lighting (with a small light) etc. and watching. There is only one direction in or out of our 400 acres by car. But I though he might try sneaking up on me too.
As I said, 2 1/2 hours later i see car lights in the dirt road in the distance. I think, oh good, it is him. Then I think, ****, it could be anyone, so I jumped in my suv and headed for the gate (lights off) with my guns and pepper spray. I hit my bright lights, turned on the fog lights, and put the Expedition right up against the gate, LOL.
So, my hubby arrived at the above ground camp at about 11:30 pm. He asked me "couldn't you figure how the electricity?" I went in and flipped on the light switch. I told him I didn't want to draw attention to myself He was very impressed.
I have to say, this was a great experience for both of us. I am part native american, a veteran, and grew up hunting and fishing all of my life, but I'm not sure my hubby thought I could do it all. I proved to myself and him that I could do it and not be scared to do it alone.
Now, I'm not saying for everyone to go to all of these extremes because I have always been an outdoorswomen! Not to mention a paramedic and firefighter, but even if you go with the women in your life. Stand there and make her do it all, make her drive, just be there to for moral support if she gets scared, but don't do anything, let her learn!
I think it was good practice because if you are in an extreme situation because the SHTF, your adrenalin will be pumping! DON'T let that be the first time you do it alone or do it yourself!
On a side note, I have been to our BOL many, many times over the years and I realized, I NEVER had driven it myself. My hubby always drove, so that was great too.
Thoughts, ideas???
If you are planning on bugging out, practice letting your wife, GF, etc. doing it alone for awhile!
My husband and I ran a scenario and was an amazing experience. Here is how it started. Hey honey, let's go camping at the BOL.
So think about it, if you have to bug out, what percent of all of us will be all sitting here at the house,. just waiting to go? Everything I see is the man doing this, and the women doing that. Well, I did it myself for 6 hours.
As soon as I came up with the idea, it was bug out time for me. (My hubby may not be home when I have to GTFO)! So I grabbed everything I could think of and carry. I thew clothes in a suitcase, got the solar oven, grabbed what I could from the freezer and fridge, and emptied my cabinets (I always keep empty boxes. I grabbed my wise dehydrated food, and bedding (forgot pillows). Next came the weapons and ammo. I got the pistols and ammo, and grabbed the Remington 870 12gauge (because it has tatical lights and stuff) and the ammo for it. I grabbed both our holsters, knives, and water pack.
I also grabbed all of my gallon jugs of water that I have filled and threw ice in the coolers and left (trying not to let the neighbors see me.) I also have a couple of milk jugs of water frozen in the freezer all of the time. Grabbed all meds and suppliments, along with the EP box of various stuff.
I did stop by a store that was 1 1/2 miles from my house, got ice and bolted
Just to practice stopping with all of my gear to see what happened. So it takes 55 minutes to get to our bug out location, and It did take me about 10 minutes to get in because of the locks (hubby usually does this) I learned by having to do this myself. tricky
So we had a pack, no communication but once and no cell phones (If I called him, it would be an emergency and he would answer, for safety)
. The only other person that knew we were going was my FIL, and he did not know what we were doing, just going camping.So I got to our BOL at 5:15 in the evening. Now time for me to figure out what I needed to do. Electric was first, generator second, communications and cameras, etc next). (I had no idea how to do it all because hubby always does this) I was relying on myself and needed to figure it all out alone. Great experience! It did take me a few times and trial and error but I got it all done.
next I pulled out my solar over, put some BBQ in it and started unpacking the vehicle. I drove around the BOL about 3 times, eating sandwiches and checking the perimeter (I didn't want to just rely on only cameras), and yes, I had my side arm!
Next, I had to check out the underground BOL site and that was a little earie, but I handled it. I had a downed tree in the path and I'm glad I remembered the saw, So I had to cut that up and get it off of the roadway. One of the branched smacked me in the head and knocked my sun glasses off, hitting me below the eye brown. First aid it is!
So I continued also spotting for the wild boar, deer, turkey, rabbits, and armadillos.
That is when I realized I wish I should have grabbed the 30-06!So as darkeness fell, I was still alone and decided to eat my BBQ, so I did. I have the radio going, the lights on, etc! Then I thought (what am I doing) I need to act like no one is here, I am a women here alone! So off when the lights, radio, etc. The moon was very bright so I sat at the table outside, waiting.
Here is a lesson, take more than one spotting light. When I got there, mine didn't work!
Now, I did not know if I would hear from hubby or if he would just show up, and from what direction. CB on, and nothing until 9pm. He calls, ok, he is on his way up. That should be about an hour. He tried to trick me. It was 2 1/2 hours before he shows up, and I'm getting worried, real worried. THIS WAS MY MOST VALUABLE LESSON! Don't go looking for him! I sure wanted to !!!!! I almost did and then I realized, what if I did not find him and I had to come back to the dark alone. Someone could have been there, wild animals, etc. He said that was a good decision, because even if her was on his way during a SHTF, it may take him awhile, and If I were gone when he got there, then what? BUT i was really worried and I almost went.
So, I drove around, checking perimeters, spot lighting (with a small light) etc. and watching. There is only one direction in or out of our 400 acres by car. But I though he might try sneaking up on me too.
As I said, 2 1/2 hours later i see car lights in the dirt road in the distance. I think, oh good, it is him. Then I think, ****, it could be anyone, so I jumped in my suv and headed for the gate (lights off) with my guns and pepper spray.
I hit my bright lights, turned on the fog lights, and put the Expedition right up against the gate, LOL. So, my hubby arrived at the above ground camp at about 11:30 pm. He asked me "couldn't you figure how the electricity?" I went in and flipped on the light switch. I told him I didn't want to draw attention to myself
He was very impressed.I have to say, this was a great experience for both of us. I am part native american, a veteran, and grew up hunting and fishing all of my life, but I'm not sure my hubby thought I could do it all. I proved to myself and him that I could do it and not be scared to do it alone.
Now, I'm not saying for everyone to go to all of these extremes because I have always been an outdoorswomen! Not to mention a paramedic and firefighter, but even if you go with the women in your life. Stand there and make her do it all, make her drive, just be there to for moral support if she gets scared, but don't do anything, let her learn!
I think it was good practice because if you are in an extreme situation because the SHTF, your adrenalin will be pumping! DON'T let that be the first time you do it alone or do it yourself!
On a side note, I have been to our BOL many, many times over the years and I realized, I NEVER had driven it myself. My hubby always drove, so that was great too.
Thoughts, ideas???
