How to Bug Out – A Step by Step Guide

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1. Download the Bug Out Survival Guide here: https://bit.ly/3MHgKId

2. Im assuming you covered this elsewhere but a SW radio is great. I dont mean a transceiver or anything large, in Australia we can buy small radios, pocket sized, that can be tuned to the usual AM and FM but also shortwave. Mine uses AA batteries and can have a long wire antenna attached. Its great for listening to emergency broadcasts, ie weather, fire, flood etc. Mine was A$50. Whilst HAM radio/transceivers are good most people dont have the ability to keep their hands of the transmit button.

3. Myself my husband and my six children breaking every year we call it zombie apocalypse in this game I present married siren out of a blue during a long weekend and everyone has to grab as many things we could use to survive in the wilderness for three days correct the time is 20 minutes and I am so proud of my kids

4. what about hunkering down at home?

5. Timing is the most important thing to do,if you don’t get that right it could b all over pretty quick

6. Another option for bugging out: 4. Canoes/Kayaks/Boats. Where we live in South Florida, we can actually use the nearby canals that are all connected to get up to Lake Okeechobee area, much more rural and safer. Obviously would prefer to drive, but it is a great backup option, in the event that driving is not an option, that allows for a fair amount of gear/food to be taken as well.

7. Will make notes on your video later. With my bug out bag I have short lists located on inside cupboard doors of what to grab. Example: bathroom list inside cupboard-things I'm using daily. Linen Closet inside the door: Medicines of sort etc. Kitchen inside cupboard door: things of importance you use daily. Garage Door Inside: what ever you need to grab from garage. Bedroom list on back of foor what I need to grab. Etc etc

8. Awesome!! 👍🏼💕💛

9. Why do people bug out only to die 3 days later when their supplies run out? If people are planning to go back home after 3 days and finding that everything is exactly as they left it, why did they leave in the first place? The whole concept of civilians bugging out is fatally flawed. It's based on a tv show concept from the 1970's and a military bail out bag used by military aircrew.

10. We were in a tornado watch and warning last night. Was a great drill for the family to see how quickly we could react grab critical equipment and come together in our safe room. We did notetaking last night and lessons learned this morning. We will adjust our locations of critical equipment to be more efficient. Thank you Kris for putting out this video it really help our family drill down on some of these key areas we need to improve on. Keep doing great work!

11. this may sound strange but i cannot conceive of any possible or improbable situation that would necessitate leaving our home. and yes, we've had a wildfire that surrounded the neighborhood and we did not leave. i live on the highest developed neighborhood on the island of oahu. there's literally nowhere to go.

12. I'm disturbed that people are so reliant on their phones. Learn your territory now by existing in it, for pity's sake. Within a ten mile radius of your home, know, at least roughly, where the roads go, and I don't mean the names of the nearest towns. What direction do these roads run? Do they run parallel with railroad tracks? What happens if the train spills something dangerous? Do the roads intersect railroad tracks? What if a train blocks them, how far around would you have to detour? Are there bridges that might be damaged in flooding or earthquakes? Learn this stuff now.

13. One critical thing is do your best to plan then do a drill, like its real. Get everyone together and plan it but then when it happens it is just some time of day that you surprise them with. Maybe kids are at school, or spouse at Dr appt or whatever. Then, after you grab everything and bug out, pretend you hit road blocks on the way and have to plan alternate route on the fly etc, live for a weekend off your stuff. This is where you will figure out all the holes in your planning and equipment.

14. I love the show Chris , it actually inspired me to start my own channel as well , I recently sold my 27 foot boat and purchased a 30 foot motorhome in the event I have to Bug Out , best part is I can bring a lot of my Preps with me as They weren't going to fit in my car , check out my vid , my son named the motorhome " Prepper One " anyway God Bless, sincerely Ontario Prepper

15. Thanks Chris, great video as usual – even for some of us who have been prepping for a long time, it's a great thing to get a refresher!
    Drop box is an excellent thing !! Given the state of affairs these days, we're keeping our heads on swivels & minds on details.
    Be safe, be well🦋

16. Could you get approval from family to actually BUG Out for a two or three day period? And then do a video on your actual experience?

17. Thank you! Thank you for trying to keep us informed and better prepared!

18. Did anyone else gulp and semi panic when he said 5 min go time !!!! I am not ready …Lord help us all.

19. Dear Lad. Hello. I am in my 90s. I have been buying extra food and extra meats and other proteins, canned goods. But I live alone and all my family have passed I am in a walker but I have a car. What does someone like me to do? I get tired easy. I don't have people I can trust. And of course getting these things together is not so easy for me. I have 2 dogs and 3 cats. No one wanted these lovely pets. I took them..they are my family. Can someone like me get out of my house with my babies and in my car with all the things we would need. I still drive. But not as much. I have a new Kia suv for my dogs. Is a suv good to get out? Any help would be so appreciated. 👵🙏

20. Bug out bag is constantly changing. Make sure it's a bag that comfortable

21. Seems to be the year of fires and floods already.

22. Bugging out is not an option, everybody who lives in my house is totally blind, and I don’t believe anybody is coming to get us! We are here for the long-haul, or until the Lord calls us home

23. "Bugging out" doesn't always involve a large event. A "simple" house/apartment building fire will cause the occupants to "bug out".

24. Can you do a prepping vid for those who are already homeless? Would it be like bugging out in a more extreme way or would it be completely different?

25. I'm so happy that prices are up, democrats will eat noodles for the next 3 years and the only gas they can afford is their farts.

26. Would you recommend keep alot of the things like tents shoe ect thst are nre non passable left in you trunk or as with me in the back of my hummer

27. thank you for your efforts. much appreciated. bless you and yours.

28. Bolting down your gun box would be wise.

29. ATAK + Meshtastic. Get DTED elevation data from USGS and import GIS imagery from your Area of Operation and Area of Interest. You can script GIS fetches to keep it up to date, which you should be doing as part of your area study (it's not a checkbox, it's a continuous process).

    Having this pre-installed on your phones, and having your mesh nodes in your bags+cars means you can keep in touch as you move without cellular infrastructure. Having a few extra nodes distributed around your AO/AoI will extend your coms reach.

    Have large format map hard-copies and know how to use them. Don't mark them up with your stashes…

30. I have my Prius kitted out (thanks to watching a lot of "hey guys i'm living in my Prius" videos) with a twin tri-fold memory mattress and 90L duffel bag next to it that stores camping, cooking and cleaning gear. I also have a cooler that fits in the well of the passenger side back seat that supports the head of the mattress when the back seats are down. Custom made window coverings and a law enforcement patrol bag that sits in the passenger seat with tons of pockets and compartments for my security, ammo and other items are in quick reach. I even have a women's go to the bathroom bottle lol. I can live out of that thing if I have to.
    I'm in Houston TX and I started prepping years ago for hurricanes and the like, but it's evolved into so much more. Nice to know that if my power does go, at least I have a place to sleep until I can figure out my next move.

31. 😀

32. You do realize the highways will be filled with neurotic drivers crashed everywhere and nobody will be moving under panic

33. Excellent video!! Very helpful, especially about the maps.

34. Been told about bug out scenarios since 2005.
    Then it dawned on me, if there is something serious enough to bug out for, then most of the population will be bugging out, filling the streets with bugged-out, freaked-out people, clogging roadways, precipitating crime, leaving masses looking for safe shelter. 👀
    The irony of this whole situation is that all the bugged-out people have left behind perfectly good, well-stocked homes that typically have some form of perimeter defense.🤦
    That's when I threw up my hands, visualizing clogged up streets outside of peaceful, empty homes. 🤷
    Does this make sense to anyone else?

35. Chris… Im sure you opsec is screwed… and Im more than positive that your neighbors know exactly what you do… what you have and what your intentions are. 761,000 subscribers is not what I call OPSEC

36. Pretty sure that was one of the best prepping videos I've seen. Thanks

37. I have mostly bug in stuff BUT I do have bug out bags for myself and my dogs. You never know 100% what is happening and when being prepared is always important.

38. I live in rural SW NC. Minutes ago we had three supersonic fighter jets pass over my house. The house shook! Yesterday also. And then 3 days ago. Something's happening.

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