Backpack Survival - Backpack Fever, by Duncan Long

Very eye opening.

 

I really liked that article. Thanks for posting it.

 

Good post bringing up good points.

 

Good post

 

That is actually the decision I came to several years ago when I tried to get the wife to hoist up the backpack I loaded for her. I realized that if we ever had to hoof it out, I had better be at the back of the group, or she would either shoot me or club me with her BO rifle! Bug in has been my answer for several years now. Matter of fact, just sold her hiking boots last week on eBay!

 

That was a very good read. Thanks for posting it.

 

You are exactly right Melbo. If you remember a long time ago in a board far far away (WR), I made that exact statement and was accused of being un American for even thinking of looting and thievery. The scenario was a general BO by the masses, I said I would stay at home and when the pickings got slim, there is a nice highway near by that will be full of idiots that are begging you to take their stuff from them. If there was ever such thing as a digital rope, I about got it.

 

I would have to qualify that by saying you couldnt carry enouph to LIVE (as in a standard of life above maintaining a pulse) on your own in the woods. I would say that if one took the time to learn the skills and was going to be living in a grass hut or some such and eating bugs and rodents to suplement anything better they could come up with along with any gathered vegitation that was edible then they might well manage to maintain a pulse with what they could pack out.

That said, getting a place set up that one is not likely to have to leave unless for a very localized emergency and making sure to keep a BHB (bug home bag) packed and in the vehicles to make it back in a worst case situation would be by FAR a better option.

 

Yup, most folks turned loose in the woods would starve to death and fall dead on a dozen sources of food, most of which they wouldnt have eaten if they knew they could have due to aversions and thinking it was to gross. Just had to kind of qualify the idea that it couldnt be done to that it couldnt be done by most due to lack of knowledge and most of the rest would know it wouldnt be much of a life.

 

Yeah being in a place where bugging in is a viable option or at least haveing a pre established place to BO to would definatly be the best option.

 

I hope you spend quite a bit of time in the tavern before hand.

 

Just have to ask, how and where exactly do you carry these things?