you want
moved up to my place and figure out strategy.” Don said
broaching a subject neither of them liked to consider, but
one that had to be reckoned with.
“Well, you moved my boxes of holiday food there
already.” Janice said referring to her special, more
expensive preps like dehydrated canned Turkey and
special treats, including a whole canned chicken.
“I left it all in the boxes in case you had a change
of plans and wanted to carry it back, which I don’t think
you want to do, but it’s packed and ready if you ever
decide you need it back here. What do you have excess of
or taking up too much space? How about taking those big
heavy buckets of wheat?” Don said, mentally trying to
envision all the past orders they had received and divided
up over the years.
“Yea, take them. I need the space and since I plan
on bugging out in your direction I couldn’t carry them
anyway. You need to maybe take some of that field gear I
got, it’s not too practical for the city and I need to do a
rethink on how I will get to you if cars don’t actually work
after a solar storm.” Janice said pondering.
“I don’t know, a web belt, canteen etc. is about the
only way I see you carrying much extra other than a very
light backpack. You could ride your bike in a few days to
my place, but you’re leaving a shitload of preps behind. I
know the idea is to leave a bunch with your sister in town,
but you got logistic problems you haven’t thought out far
enough.” Don said, knowing Janice didn’t like to consider
some harsh realities. Janice’s mother lived in the same
town, but a pretty good distance away and Janice said she
wouldn’t bug out and besides there was no room at my
place, so her sister would stay and take care of her.
Don could depend on Janice checking on his Mom
and sharing supplies if need be because they lived in close
proximity, but that just delayed the inevitable of needing to
get to the bug out location before it got too wild out there
on the road and in Don’s opinion he thought they would
wait too long and jeopardize all his plans by making him
undertake the journey to come in town to get them and
then leave his home unguarded for a period of time.
Now having preps in two locations had a lot of
merit. He was constantly in between the country and his
Mom’s place and there was no guessing about the odds of
being in either place at an opportune moment unless he
got a space weather report in time to take proper actions.
Two to three hours is the most heads-up time he would
have. If he was in the country, it was an hour in and an
hour back. That was cutting it too close and he had never
seen a woman in the world who could leave a house on 5
minutes notice once someone arrived to leave for
somewhere.
Janice had a bug out bag packed as well as had a
very useful portion of her preps ready to go in 3 duffel
bags. She had a car-top carrier that could be rigged to
take even more preps, but just loading stuff would take
over an hour, even if Don was there to push it.
His Mom had a stocked pantry full of stuff that he
could load in her car if he was given enough time, but he
had more than just a niggling feeling most of the available
time would be convincing her she had to leave and leave
now! Unless of course the yahoos at the emergency
broadcast network actually gave useful advice like store
water now, etc. and the chances of that happening, his
experience and education said was not going to happen.
Hell, during the Civil Defense era everyone was
primed and ready to head for a shelter or take precautions.
Now, the liberals don’t want to panic anyone by giving
them unadulterated truth. Civil defense was dissolved as
being unsustainable and un-survivable and people just had
apathy about any kind of government warnings to prepare.
No, it was up to old Prepper Don to gather his flock and
head for the hills based on his own. AND, the big ” IF”, was
could he pull it off without his significant others
moved up to my place and figure out strategy.” Don said
broaching a subject neither of them liked to consider, but
one that had to be reckoned with.
“Well, you moved my boxes of holiday food there
already.” Janice said referring to her special, more
expensive preps like dehydrated canned Turkey and
special treats, including a whole canned chicken.
“I left it all in the boxes in case you had a change
of plans and wanted to carry it back, which I don’t think
you want to do, but it’s packed and ready if you ever
decide you need it back here. What do you have excess of
or taking up too much space? How about taking those big
heavy buckets of wheat?” Don said, mentally trying to
envision all the past orders they had received and divided
up over the years.
“Yea, take them. I need the space and since I plan
on bugging out in your direction I couldn’t carry them
anyway. You need to maybe take some of that field gear I
got, it’s not too practical for the city and I need to do a
rethink on how I will get to you if cars don’t actually work
after a solar storm.” Janice said pondering.
“I don’t know, a web belt, canteen etc. is about the
only way I see you carrying much extra other than a very
light backpack. You could ride your bike in a few days to
my place, but you’re leaving a shitload of preps behind. I
know the idea is to leave a bunch with your sister in town,
but you got logistic problems you haven’t thought out far
enough.” Don said, knowing Janice didn’t like to consider
some harsh realities. Janice’s mother lived in the same
town, but a pretty good distance away and Janice said she
wouldn’t bug out and besides there was no room at my
place, so her sister would stay and take care of her.
Don could depend on Janice checking on his Mom
and sharing supplies if need be because they lived in close
proximity, but that just delayed the inevitable of needing to
get to the bug out location before it got too wild out there
on the road and in Don’s opinion he thought they would
wait too long and jeopardize all his plans by making him
undertake the journey to come in town to get them and
then leave his home unguarded for a period of time.
Now having preps in two locations had a lot of
merit. He was constantly in between the country and his
Mom’s place and there was no guessing about the odds of
being in either place at an opportune moment unless he
got a space weather report in time to take proper actions.
Two to three hours is the most heads-up time he would
have. If he was in the country, it was an hour in and an
hour back. That was cutting it too close and he had never
seen a woman in the world who could leave a house on 5
minutes notice once someone arrived to leave for
somewhere.
Janice had a bug out bag packed as well as had a
very useful portion of her preps ready to go in 3 duffel
bags. She had a car-top carrier that could be rigged to
take even more preps, but just loading stuff would take
over an hour, even if Don was there to push it.
His Mom had a stocked pantry full of stuff that he
could load in her car if he was given enough time, but he
had more than just a niggling feeling most of the available
time would be convincing her she had to leave and leave
now! Unless of course the yahoos at the emergency
broadcast network actually gave useful advice like store
water now, etc. and the chances of that happening, his
experience and education said was not going to happen.
Hell, during the Civil Defense era everyone was
primed and ready to head for a shelter or take precautions.
Now, the liberals don’t want to panic anyone by giving
them unadulterated truth. Civil defense was dissolved as
being unsustainable and un-survivable and people just had
apathy about any kind of government warnings to prepare.
No, it was up to old Prepper Don to gather his flock and
head for the hills based on his own. AND, the big ” IF”, was
could he pull it off without his significant others
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