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BUG OUT!
What on Earth would you do if you heard those words?
Regardless of where on Earth you live, whatever the climate or season, you and your home are susceptible to at least one kind of natural disaster.
Between earthquakes and hurricanes, tornadoes and volcanoes, nature wields a wrathful arsenal capable of threatening the lives of everyone across the country.
And, how about these emergencies? Fires, explosions, floods, toxic material releases, biological accidents and civil unrest.
It could be time to bug out!
Let’s focus on evacuation here, rather than a discussion of long-term survival. I want to write about that later.
You’ve most likely heard of a “bug-out bag.”
The term “bug-out bag” is related to the “bail-out bag” emergency kit many military aviators carry. In the United States, bug-out refers to the Korean War practice of the U.S. Army assigning alternative defensive positions, in the event that our units had to fall back.
But, I digress.
Should a sudden, catastrophic event occur, you might have only minutes to gather your family and get the hell out of your house…possibly for good.
