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Survival Strategies You Need To Learn For A Bug Out Situation

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If you have to suddenly leave your normal world as you know it for one created by a disaster situation, you have to know the skills that you need in order to survive. These skills are ones that you’ll want to master in advance so that when the time comes to put them into practice, you’re ready.

One of the strategies that you need to learn is foraging. This can help you find food in times of chaos that’s freely available in nature. It’s not as simple as going out into the woods and picking stuff up.

You do have to know what you’re doing because there are poisonous plants that look identical to nonpoisonous ones. For example, pokeberries look like grapes to people who aren’t trained in foraging.

You can buy books ahead of a bug out event that will help you learn to identify what you can and cannot eat. But, don’t just read the books and expect to remember everything when the time comes that you will need it. Take your book and go out in the woods and practice until it is second nature for you to identify what you need and don’t need.

Self defense is another strategy that you should know for a bug out situation.

You have to know how to protect yourself against people who mean to harm you and take the things that you have when they didn’t prepare with their own items. When everything falls to chaos, law and order go out the window. You need to learn basic hand to hand combat skills as well as how to protect yourself using pepper spray and weapons like a knife or a gun.

In a bug out situation, you need to know how to build a shelter. While the best case scenario is to have a place for shelter that’s already established, you could face a time when you have to build one.

You need this skill to protect yourself from the environment. A shelter is quick and easy to build with a tarp and some rope. You can also build a dugout type shelter or one using the debris that you find in nature such as logs and leaves.

Knowing the strategy of camouflage is a necessity for a bug out situation. You’ll need to know how to blend into the environment. Concealment can protect you from the enemy as well as keep you from view when you’re hunting game.

You can use environment color and shaped gear, and things like natural debris to camouflage yourself. The same goes for your supply cache as well as your shelter. The object is to be invisible to anyone looking for others.

Knowing how to build a fire is a must have skill when it comes to a bug out event. You need to know how to build a fire – not just for warmth, safety and preparing food.

A fire can also ward off insects and predators as well as act as a signal. You need to know how to build a fire for things like drying your clothes and to use for sterilizing things.

Regardless of how well you plan your bug out, if you don’t know how to purify water, you’re not going to survive long. Having safe water to drink is one of the keys to your survival.

You can purify it using the boiling method, using a filter or filter straws, chloride and other means that are used to kill off potentially harmful bacteria. You need to know ahead of time how you’re going to prepare to have clean water because, while you can last a little while without food, you can’t survive long without water.

This post is food for thought for you, but it is up to you to take action.

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Awareness Is Your Best Defense When Bugging Out

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The day or night that you feared would come and that you’ve planned for has finally happened. It is now bug out time. You’ve bought all your gear and the supplies you’ll need to exist wherever you’re headed.

What’s left now is something that you can’t buy. It’s awareness. You have to stay aware when you’re bugging out. It’s the key to your survival. You can’t afford to let your guard down – not even for a second – because if you do, you could end up getting hurt or even losing your life.

One of the threats that you’ll have to face when you’re bugging out is the potential danger from predators. You could run into animals that would love to make a meal out of you.

Animals like bears, coyotes and bobcats have been known to attack people in opportunistic moments as well as for no reason at all. Some people believe that animals only attack when they’re hungry or to protect their young, but that’s not true.

Animals of all sizes will attack if they’re startled or scared. They’ll attack if they’ve been hurt or they’re ill. They’ll also attack because animals are territorial. You have to be on the lookout for them as well as the two legged kind of predators – humans.

In a world that’s governed by law and consequences, people still hurt others. They steal, they attack, they kill. Now imagine what those kinds of people will do when society has collapsed.

They’re only going to get worse. That’s why awareness is the key to you making it out alive against both kinds of predators. You need to make sure that not only do you have a secure area once you arrive at your bug out destination, but that you’re secure as you’re traveling.

You do that by scouting the area. Do perimeter checks of your arrival location and do perimeter checks as you’re traveling. Make sure no one is following you on foot or in a vehicle.

Pay attention to people who are acting weird or those who are acting secretive. Be aware of what’s going on with the weather. By knowing whether or not bad weather is coming, you’ll be able to get to shelter before you get caught in it and have to deal with things like hypothermia. Mylar blankets and tents are great to have in your bug out bag because they are lightweight and can give needed warmth under extreme weather circumstances.

You also want to be aware of the weather so that if you’re traveling near a creek or river, you don’t get caught up in any flood waters. Be aware of what’s going on with your supplies, too.

Pay attention to the amount of water you have or the purification means that you have on hand. Keep alert with your food supply. If you’re traveling with friends or family, stay alert to their physical and emotional well being.

Someone who’s ill or is suffering from shock can give your position away or draw attention to you and make you a target. Some preppers like to have a 5-hour energy on hand in their bug out bags so that if they happen to be in a moment where being alert is extremely important, they won’t be prone to drowsiness.

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