Originally Posted By: CarlosD
Do folks eschew rucks, molle gear and the like for your BOBs for this reason?


Our plan is to make a decision on bugging out (via private car), or bugging in (where we have a very defensible position, around 1 month of freeze dried food, a week's water supply, and the ability to store 100+ gallons more if the building's water tank doesnt run dry first).

Realistically, living in Manhattan as we do, we're likely to bug-in, since evacuating the island is hard enough on a Friday evening, let alone in a chaotic mass evacuation. If we do decide to bug out, our third line gear is preloaded into two military-style rucks, which we keep in a closet. We also keep a folding stroller in the car.

We'd bug out on foot only if we had to abandon our vehicle, which suggests a fairly high threat environment. Under those circumstances, we're assuming a non-permissive environment, so I care less about being low-profile.