that would be a bad bug-out setup. just keep all your supplies and some extra fuel on top. If/when the worst were to happen, all you have to do is hitch and haul ass.Costco - Lifetime® Camping Tent Trailer
I wanted to get this one along with some camo tarps. Gets you off the ground, you can pack Ice chests or quads on top or other gear. Tow it behind a truck or even quad out to BFE and set up camp you are set, and comfy. Worst comes to worst... emergency blankets, decent knifes, flints, and water containers, and a collapsable pan set, you are good.
Cause its bugging out for a reason. You dont know what the situation could be. There could be no place to go to, or maybe its extremely far. I dont know about you but I can rely on my training and knowledge to make it in the woods, or away from society, if ever needed. Better safe then sorry.May I ask where you plan to bug out that you need a tent and sleeping pad?
Bugging out to a place that has a continental breakfast in the morning is a lot more practical than trying to become Grizzly Adams on the spur of the moment. Just a little food for thought.
look how easily hotels get book for miles around when some festival goes on once you get away the big cities. Some hotels get booked years in advanced. Now just imagine what would happen if just 10% of a large urban area decided to skidaddle. 90% of them would be sleeping in their cars at best, and the lucky 10% would be paying out the nose for the privilege, and probably run off with the bedding and towels. You'd be very lucky if you got to live it up like Baby Jesus in a bed of straw.May I ask where you plan to bug out that you need a tent and sleeping pad?
Bugging out to a place that has a continental breakfast in the morning is a lot more practical than trying to become Grizzly Adams on the spur of the moment. Just a little food for thought.
this made me lollook how easily hotels get book for miles around when some festival goes on once you get away the big cities. Some hotels get booked years in advanced. Now just imagine what would happen if just 10% of a large urban area decided to skidaddle. 90% of them would be sleeping in their cars at best, and the lucky 10% would be paying out the nose for the privilege, and probably run off with the bedding and towels. You'd be very lucky if you got to live it up like Baby Jesus in a bed of straw.
Yeah, tarps and ponchos are more practical for BOBs. That's what I have.There are a ton of decent 4 man tents out there, but if you want simple, you can always go with a heavy duty tarp or a couple military ponchos and some 550 cord. Snapping 2 ponchos togeter makes a pretty large shelter. I wouldn't recommend it in extreme weather, but for a simple rain shelter, it works really well. It also has the advantage of being packed MUCH smaller and being MUCH lighter than any purpose made tent you're likely to find.
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With a poncho liner, the poncho can also be used as a decent lightweight sleeping bag.
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Cause its bugging out for a reason. You dont know what the situation could be. There could be no place to go to, or maybe its extremely far. I dont know about you but I can rely on my training and knowledge to make it in the woods, or away from society, if ever needed. Better safe then sorry.
What is someone going to say? If where standing next to each other and just found out where in it for the long haul, Im ready, are you?
Living outside of a pre-determined shelter is never more desirable, but as stated before there is no way to know.I'm ready but I can't come up with a single likely scenario that makes it more desirable to live in the woods on three days' worth of supplies than it is to go to a hotel or a friend or relative's house. You're right, I don't know for sure what the situation could be. But I can run the probabilities on likely or possible scenarios and prepare accordingly.
Bugging in is better than bugging out in most likely scenarios. Absent that, bugging out to a designated location with permanent shelter already in place is far superior to bugging out to an undetermined location and relying on a tent for shelter. Sure, hotels often book up month in advance. That's why I'd have a backup plan - one that didn't involve wandering around in unfamiliar wilds - to the hotel/motel strategy.
Just for fun ... what likely/possible scenario would make tent living in unfamiliar wilds more desirable than bugging out to a pre-determined permanent shelter location?
this is some great info. I recommend looking at a bivy setup. Or just check out some hiking/backpacking sites and check out what some of the people there have come up with. many create their own setup and share them, often resulting in a compression sack the size of a shoe and weighing little to nothing.There are a ton of decent 4 man tents out there, but if you want simple, you can always go with a heavy duty tarp or a couple military ponchos and some 550 cord. Snapping 2 ponchos togeter makes a pretty large shelter. I wouldn't recommend it in extreme weather, but for a simple rain shelter, it works really well. It also has the advantage of being packed MUCH smaller and being MUCH lighter than any purpose made tent you're likely to find.
Buy (8 ft. x 10 ft.) Reinforced Rip-Stop Tarp at Army Surplus World
Buy Marpat Pattern Rain Poncho at Army Surplus World
With a poncho liner, the poncho can also be used as a decent lightweight sleeping bag.
Buy Used USA GI Poncho Liner at Army Surplus World
As for the sleeping mat, the military makes a decent mat that can roll up pretty tight if needed.
Buy Cot Pad/GI Sleeping Mat at Army Surplus World
Living outside of a pre-determined shelter is never more desirable, but as stated before there is no way to know.
Being prepared is the next best thing.