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Ludi
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 Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 5:00 pm Post subject: Re: Bug-out vehicle |
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| Pops wrote: | | I was in Ventura during the Northridge quake on a job. |
I was living in Van Nuys during the Northridge quake! 
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wisconsin_cur
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 5:02 pm Post subject: Re: Bug-out vehicle |
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| joeltrout wrote: | | Ludi wrote: |
Oh crap! There's my bug-out vehicle! |
What are the chances of that actually happening???
Especially since I live in a 1 story house and park outside.
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My concern would be for the possibility that a running vehicle becomes a target. I always identify two things when I enter a metro area for any period of time. first is the safe place to hit the ground and hide if need be. The second is the railroad tracks out of town. I also try to gauge the time it would take to hike from the place I would go to ground to the outer metro. If it would take about six hours and the sun is coming up at 630 am, then I can stay hidden until a little after midnight. If the power is out than that should be long enough. Once on the tracks i hit a jog until I am out.
I would rather be discrete than fast.
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BigTex
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 5:05 pm Post subject: Re: Bug-out vehicle |
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| wisconsin_cur wrote: | My concern would be for the possibility that a running vehicle becomes a target. I always identify two things when I enter a metro area for any period of time. first is the safe place to hit the ground and hide if need be. The second is the railroad tracks out of town. I also try to gauge the time it would take to hike from the place I would go to ground to the outer metro. If it would take about six hours and the sun is coming up at 630 am, then I can stay hidden until a little after midnight. If the power is out than that should be long enough. Once on the tracks i hit a jog until I am out.
I would rather be discrete than fast. |
I assume if the foe was zombie hordes, you would just reverse the order above and hoof it during the daylight, right? 
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mos6507
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Location: Boston Suburbs
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 6:14 pm Post subject: Re: Bug-out vehicle |
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| joeltrout wrote: |
A rule to live by:
Never let you gas gauge go below 3/4 ever.
I do that due to potential earthquake and potential gas spike from major oil disruption.
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Why stop there??
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Pops
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Location: My Grandkids' Farm
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 6:41 pm Post subject: Re: Bug-out vehicle |
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| mos6507 wrote: | | Why stop there?? |
Crap mos, I didn't know you were an Ozarker...
Or is that a pic of a Tehchapi pit stop; parking brake brick and all?
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frankthetank
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Location: Southwest WI
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 7:33 pm Post subject: Re: Bug-out vehicle |
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Whatever. My bug out shelter is 10 feet away... Running water/toilet/shower (well). Just need a generator and a couple thousand gallons of gas. A large brick wall around the property would help and lots of dogs. I don't need a stinking vehicle!
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