It’s that time; today is the final installment of the Top 10 Bug-Out Basecamp Essentials. So far you have purchased the gear necessary to escape the city limits, collect your family members, ascend the mountain to your retreat and make it livable and fortified once you’re there. Only one major element remains necessary to your […]
Countdown: Top 10 Bug-Out Basecamp Essentials: #2
Yesterday I recommended that you buy the Orvis Helios 7-weight 9′ Fly Rod in order to add protein rich fresh fish to your diet in a long-term disaster situation. But who’s protecting your bug-out basecamp when you head down to the river to cast a line? The aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy proved that […]
Countdown: Top 10 Bug-Out Basecamp Essentials: #3
Yesterday I told you that the last few items on my countdown of Bug-Out Basecamp Essentials would be essential for you to not only survive, but to thrive in your basecamp environment. Of course you know the old saying “give a man a fish, and you’ll feed him for a day, but teach a man […]
Countdown: Top 10 Bug-Out Basecamp Essentials: #4
You are now well into your basecamp setup. You’ve already secured energy, water, communications, transportation and emergency supplies, but now perhaps it’s time to plan on living in your basecamp for an extended time. The next few items on the Top 10 Bug-Out Basecamp Essentials are going to be focused on long-term standard of living […]
Countdown: Top 10 Bug-Out Basecamp Essentials: #5
On Friday I told you how to make sure your family was stocked with the access to the most important element, water. In Bug-Out Basecamp Essentials Countdown #6 I recommended you buy a supply of water storage boxes to haul H2O to your retreat. Water is a short-term necessity, it’s a must have and vital […]
Countdown: Top 10 Bug-Out Basecamp Essentials: #6
After firing up the Generac GP15000E I recommended in #7 on this countdown, your basecamp is fully operational. Now it’s time to start taking an inventory of the essentials you have stored at the camp. Your top priority should be water. Without water a human will die in three to five days, so having an […]
Countdown: Top 10 Bug-Out Basecamp Essentials: #7
At this point in my hypothetical bug-out scenario, you’ve fled the city, retrieved your family members from wherever they were, and finally, using the BMS Sand Sniper 1000 I told you about yesterday have reached the basecamp. Now it’s time to get your basecamp up and running. Number seven on my countdown of basecamp essentials […]
Countdown: Top 10 Bug-Out Basecamp Essentials: #8
In yesterday’s Basecamp Essentials countdown #9, I told you to buy the Iridium 9575 Extreme satellite phone. In our hypothetical bug-out situation, you have just picked up your mother from the suburbs and your son from college and now you’re heading to your boondocks retreat at maximum speed. Once you reach your bug-out property you […]
Countdown: Top 10 Bug-Out Basecamp Essentials: #9
Your city is in chaos. Yesterday you made the decision to leave the packed environs of the metropolis and to bug-out to your basecamp retreat in the country. In our Basecamp Essential #10, you packed up your Eberlestock G4 Operator Pack with food and supplies to get you to your basecamp. Now you’re headed out […]
Countdown: Top 10 Bug-Out Basecamp Essentials: #10
Say you’re a city dweller planning for the apocalypse. Obviously your 30th floor apartment is not an ideal location for living out the end of the world. It’s hard lugging water up 30 flights of darkened stairs while fighting off marauders on every flight. But it’s even harder when all the water in town is […]