Something horrible has gone wrong if you need to bug out; it’s a critical situation by definition. And, without a solid plan, recent intelligence about the proposed route and backup plans, you might be going from bad to worse.
Bug-out transportation includes all types of water and aircraft, motor vehicles and bicycles. Your choice depends upon likely scenarios you’ll face, your environment and your wallet’s girth.
Living on Colorado’s western slope, I favor a 4WD vehicle for bugging out and getting home. After selling my 4WD Dodge Ram 2500 turbodiesel pickup, I took the time to rethink what’s really useful and what’s not in such a vehicle. While I like diesel engines, their starting problems at low temperatures constituted an unacceptable liability. Although I used an anti-gel fuel additive, the…
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American Survival Guide (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2018