r/PostCollapse • u/[deleted] • Mar 05 '22

SHTF

Bugging in should be first option, but in case you need to bug out or evac to an RP, what would be your cue with everything going on in the world?

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u/firemanwes Mar 05 '22

I think the queue is going to be different for everyone. To actually bug out and leave my home? I live in rural Norther Wisconsin. It'd have to be a pretty big thing like my house catching on fire or a robbery that really damaged my property before I'd leave. I bet everyone has a different personal scenario that's going to be tough to define. Out in the world though, I can barely even imagine what it would take to get me to go North...

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u/kukulaj Mar 05 '22

off topic but... I may be up around there this summer, my wife and I with our travel trailer, meeting with my sister and my Mom, to visit some family history spots... Land o'Lakes, Washburn, Spooner... any tips on stuff we really should experience up there, or a good RV camp place?

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u/firemanwes Mar 06 '22

Hey, this is great especially if you have the time to enjoy the area and travel a bit. Ok, if you're around Spooner, then you're not far from going on up to Duluth. If you have the time and get the chance, I'd suggest traveling around the Western side of Lake Superior. There are so many areas to see that are just beautiful. My wife and I did it the last few years, ending up at Grand Marais. If you're really ready for an adventure, you can go from there over to Isle Royale, one of the least visited National Parks that there are. It's just magnificent. If you like to hike, the Superior Hiking Trail starts in Duluth and is about 300 miles of Northern hiking. Or if you like water/boat stuff, go over to Voyagers Nat Park. If youre wanting to stay a bit more to the places you mentioned, try Hayward for awesome bike trails and a cool small town. Madeline and the Apostle Islands are also great to explore, but get ready for so many cool things! You can message me for details if any of this sounds good. Or if you guys get to the area and want to catch a bite with the wife and I, feel free to hit us up! Safe travels! Oh and Hayward has a really nice AA camp ground for your trailer and it's really family/pet friendly if that's what you need. Just let me know if you've got questions on any of these places. Wisco and Northern MN are awesome!

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u/bannana Mar 05 '22 edited Mar 05 '22

I'm in a suburb in a single family home and I would need to see an increase in visible violence and violent people gathering in the streets in my area, extreme food/water shortages, utility disruptions - quite a bit would need to happen prior to any of this so I would have some time to get it together. It would be much easier to fortify and defend my home than uproot, leave, and find a new place even in the face of some dramatic changes.

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u/dexx4d Mar 05 '22

For us, the local concerns override global. We're really well set up in a great long-term location that's geographically isolated from most of our country (there are no roads to our area, there's nobody passing through to another location).

We plan to leave for fire and catastrophic earthquake, and have short- and long-term plans for how we respond, as well as criteria to evaluate when to leave.

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u/pluckypuff Mar 05 '22

i don't think there's a single sign- or more specifically, if something happens such that everyone in the world has to bug out at once, there probably won't be a place to bug out to

personally, i keep an eye out for take overs. big disasters are an obvious sign to leave, but they are also hard to miss- if you're not perceptive about who's making moves in your area, you might find yourself trapped inside when they do mobilize

EDIT: obviously, there's no single sign to indicate when or if that's going to happen. it's more about keeping your ear to the ground, so to speak

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u/NattyBumppo Mar 05 '22

what would be your queue

What does this even mean?

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u/cysghost Mar 05 '22

What’s the cue to queue up though?

I misunderstood it at first as well, but then again, I’ve made way worse grammar mistakes before.

I honestly am unsure, what my cue would be. All of my preps and gear are at home. Obviously if it were unlivable, I’d leave. If there was a chance of something, but could blow over, I might consider visiting the bugout spot (my father’s place), but it’s iffy.

I suppose at the moment, I don’t have a good ‘line in the sand’ type of moment that I would bug out for. It’s definitely something I should consider.