When I read the original post my first thought, "where's this coming from?", but his sentiments echoed mine so I let it go. I saw nothing on which to comment, just a guy voicing his position. Now I've read the rest of the thread, I must apologize for not jumping in and saying something. I don't think we have any Rambo wannabe's here, at least among the regulars and as has been said, "This is not a survivalist web site". So while I really don't know DOGSOFWAR's motivation for his post, it doesn't matter because in large part I agree.

Not on this forum, but I've read posts on other sites that described a 100# BOB and discussed the idea of heading for the hills to wait out Armageddon living off the land -- those thoughts are out there. Armageddon is going to last a long time and I'd much rather meet it at home. If I ever get lost in the woods I'd love to trade my 15# Camelbak for a 100# backpack with all the goodies, but I'm not going to carry it -- I'll endeavor to not get lost.

My Bug-Out kit is my truck and the goodies stored there. If I can't drive, I'm not leaving. For wildfires I'll hit the road, drive out of the path and hopefully come back in a few days; for Armageddon and Zombies, I'll just stay home so I don't have to hump all the anti-zombie toys wink

The only thing I'll be carrying is my 15# get-home-bag which is set up to assist in a long walk home from work. I'm in SOCAL, attempting to bug-out for a large scale (all of SOCAL) event is most likely going to put me onto an I-5, I-8 or I-15 parking lot; the smaller roads get packed too. I came to the conclusion quite a while ago that bugging-in is a much better option.

Assuming DOGSOFWAR was as his handle implies and he has come to the conclusion that the creature comforts of home beat living off the land every day, then it seems we agree. It's nice to get out every now and then just to be reminded that camping is for short trips, not extended stays.

Maybe it's because he's a "stranger"/new guy and we just don't know where he's coming from.
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