WHEN TO BUG IN AND WHEN TO BUG OUT

I do not know how much longer this bubble can hold with everything going on in the world. As I am writing this at 3 o’clock am 03:00 Russia has sent 33 war planes into Ukraine to blow up targets. So, for 30 minutes, the time it takes the missiles to arrive people waited to see if they would be hit. (I always take note to numbers: 33 planes, 03:00 and 30 minutes) Warning sirens blarring in every city in Ukraine. In the end, the missiles took out 19 apartment blocks, 2 hospitals, 6 schools, 2 kindergartens, 25 people dead on the initial count. The most important target hit, was a weapons depot area hard hit which created huge explosions. This is where Ukraine was collecting their spring offensive.

Most of the equipment was sent by several countries including the biggest supporter the USA/UN. All the money we send over to provide Ukraine funding for their defense, billions of dollars go up in a blast in one night. The money we send, our tax dollars has gone astray. It is reported the money is laundered and equipment sold on the black market. We just do not know because there is no oversite. Sadly, more lives were lost to this War which is not even a war because if Putin wanted, he would have taken out Zelensky and destroyed all of Ukraine a long time ago and that is war. But on it goes. What did Ukraine think would happen after sending missiles to Crimea Friday to blow up a large oil refinery there? Of course, they knew Russia would retaliate. What is the UN trying to set up?

So, let us talk more about your response to an emergency. Let’s talk to those of you who plan to Bug-in.
Your plan is to bug- in and you have been stocking up and preparing your bug in location. Bugging-in usually is the first choice. There are a number of reasons why bugging in should be your first choice during an emergency.
For one thing, bugging in allows you to stay in familiar surroundings. This can be important both for your physical and mental health. When you are bugging in, you do not have to worry about finding shelter or orienting yourself in a new place.
In addition, bugging in can be less stressful than bugging out. When you are bugging out, you may have to face dangerous conditions like severe weather or civil unrest. Bugging in, on the other hand, allows you to remain in the safety of your own home.
Finally, bugging in can be less expensive than bugging out. If you have to evacuate, you may have to pay for hotels, gas and other expenses.

These are obvious threats will require you to Bug-in:

Nuclear Attacks
Power outages
Earthquakes
Bombings and Shootings
Chemical Attacks
Pandemics
Biological attacks
HAZMAT accidents
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These are a few examples that would require immediate Bug-in or shelter in place actions. All threats require you to be able to make an assessment based on your action plan to determine what response you will have to any emergency.
What is an action plan? This is a plan you develop that will be used to determine what actions you will take. You define what a crisis is, who will be affected, how to prepare and implement your action, collecting information is a critical aspect of your action plan. You need current accurate information in order to assess your situation, so communication is a part of your plan as well. Having an AM radio or a plan to obtain information is critical.
Unfortunately, many people do not make a bug out plan who are planning on bugging in as their primary action plan. You are maybe new to the concept of prepping; you may not have any funds to prepare a bug out plan. Whatever the reason, I want anyone who has not prepared to bug-out to have some idea on what options they can take. First thing you should do is to go to www.survivaltribenetwork.com join and subscribe. Here you can Join and search for people near you to begin a conversation to network together. Find people to share a community garden, to find people to buy, sell, trade and barter between. Trade knowledge and skills. No one has all the skills and knowledge to survive alone, well a few special forces grey man types, but no matter your skill level. Surviving alone would be demanding, stressful and lonely. It is a really good idea to start conversations with people so you can have options. Make friends with people in other areas. You never know when you can use a friend to help you out or you can lend a hand to another person in the network.
If you are serious about your prepping buy a remote piece of land or if your friends or family have land work, it out to establish a bug out location. If this is not possible and it just is not going to happen here are a few suggestions:

CAMPGROUNDS AND PARKS

If it is the off season, you will usually find lakes and streams, firewood, grills and trees. In an alert or emergency situation the parks may be closed but if it is bad enough there may be no one monitoring the area. Do your due diligence and find the parks in your area and the services they offer. Some have cabins, shelters and maybe even a cave.
Spend some time at the park looking at the layout and choose a good area to set up a camp. Always survey an area intel to know what risks and resources are in the area.

MINES

I have a large zinc mine near my home. It is open and unguarded. Fairly unknown as it has been closed for several decades. There are hundreds of mines around the country. About 40 minutes from me is a Ghost town with a mine. There are some abandoned decaying buildings with a large river and utility buildings. It is a remote area with rarely a person there whenever I go mapping the location.

FACTORIES AND ABANDONED BUILDINGS
Most cities have plants and factories outside of town that could provide shelter. Plants would probably be closed in an emergency and there are many that are abandoned.

These are some ideas for short-term stays to give you some time to collect your thoughts and make your next plan. Bugging out is a way to get you from a bad situation to a new starting point.
When traveling from point A to point B to your bug out location or even traveling from the store to your home when a crisis occurs you will encounter obstacles. You could encounter heavy or stopped traffic, closed roads, hazards or no gas at service stations. You need to be prepared to handle all things. A paper map and a plan with multiple routes may be needed to get you where you are going. Always keep a bug out bag in your car and depending on where you live and how long it might take you to get where you are going will determine the details of what you carry in your car.
So, you are exposed in the open in slow or stopped traffic. Be prepared that you may not be able to reach your Bug out location in one day. There may be desperate people, either scared or opportunists already roving around. If you have to abandon your car, are you in good enough shape to walk with a backpack to your location? If you are not, then you either need to get into shape or you need to stay in your car and figure out how to navigate around your obstacles.
Know the area along the route, where to get gas, where to get supplies and if possible, have a stopover place. Maybe a friend or family’s home, people you can trust, where you can stash a cache of supplies. Do you know a walking route to your destination and how to safely travel by foot?
Invest time into your plan and have a strategy.

As you can see, bugging out comes with a large number of risks. But like I touched on in the intro, there are certain disaster circumstances where bugging out literally will be your only chance of survival. So do not treat bugging out as a no-go in all situations.
What speeches given today will be referenced 60 years into the future? Can you imagine the of the National Archives of presidential speeches of our current president and people researching those words? Below is an excerpt from a speech Robert Kennedy gave in June 1963.

“The world has forgotten we all inhabit this small planet, we all breath the same air, we all cherish our children’s future, and we are all mortal—
While we proceed to safeguard our national interests, let us also safeguard human interests. And the elimination of war and arms is clearly in the interest of both. No treaty, however much it may be to the advantage of all, however tightly it may be worded, can provide absolute security against the risks of deception and evasion. But it can–if it is sufficiently effective in its enforcement and if it is sufficiently in the interests of its signers–offer far more security and far fewer risks than an unabated, uncontrolled, unpredictable arms race.
The United States, as the world knows, will never start a war. We do not want a war. We do not now expect a war. This generation of Americans has already had enough–more than enough–of war and hate and oppression. We shall be prepared if others wish it. We shall be alert to try to stop it. But we shall also do our part to build a world of peace where the weak are safe and the strong are just. We are not helpless before that task or hopeless of its success. Confident and unafraid, we labor on–not toward a strategy of annihilation but toward a strategy of peace” President Kennedy

IMPORTANT ALERT

In case you have not heard. There are new laws going into place in June. I think it’s June 15th.
In June of 2023, all medically important antibiotics used in livestock production will be leaving the farm and feed store shelves and will fall under veterinary oversight. What this means for you as a producer is that you will no longer be able to purchase affected drugs without a prescription from a veterinarian.
Affected products will include: cephapirin, cephapirin benzathine, gentamicin, lincomycin, oxytetracycline, penicillin G procaine, penicillin G benzathine, sulfadimethoxine, sulfamethazine, tylosin. For clarity, this will include LA-200 and 300, Noromycin, Vetramyicn, Duramycin, Terramycin, Draxxin, Penicillin, Tylan, ToDay, TomMorrow, and many other commonly used livestock antibiotics. These new guidelines will not include non medically important antimicrobials such as coccidiostats, ionophores, bacitracins, carbadox, flavomycins, and tiamulin.

Read more at: https://stanly.ces.ncsu.edu/2023/02/new-antibiotic-restrictions-what-you-need-to-know-before-2023/

We have had the convenience of being able to purchase “animal” medication for our survival prepping stock. As an RN and farmer, I have always been able to administer medication to my animals and call in the vet when I felt it was above my ability. Now every prescription will have to come from a vet. Currently, there is a shortage of vets, especially farm vets. It can take days to get a vet out to your farm and during that delay your animal can become sicker or die. It is also very expensive to have a vet come to your farm for something like mastitis that is very simple for a farmer to treat. Of course, they say all a farmer needs to do is have a relationship with a vet but not all areas have access to a vet at all. It is going to be an added cost to the farmers and that added cost will end up being passed on to you.
They also say do not stock up on medications prior to June. I, however, am telling you that if you have animals or if you want to have antibiotics in your prepper stash you need to act now and order what you will need before you cannot buy these items any longer.
Heads up.
Stay Safe, Stay Sharp
WiseOwl

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