B.O.B.'s do you have one?

[monkeywrangler71]

I thought about doing this when I lived by the nuclear power plant, but I never got around to it. I wouldn't have walked anywhere in a meltdown anyway, we were told to stay inside and tape up around windows and doors. There was also a tornado risk, again not something I'd walk out into.

The major risk here is a hurricane or winter storm. The house we are buying is wired for a generator so we will install one this fall. Once we move in I will restock the food and water. But there is no point packing for an evacuation because there is nowhere to go that's any safer than staying home.

I like the idea of a get home bag though. Getting stuck somewhere in the car is a far more likely scenario for us. I'm going to make sure I do that before winter.

[thefrug]

Oh my gawd riaketty! You said the "S" word!!!!! LMBO

"jonesing" after the sealed rooms tho. We're starting the digging for a "rootcellar"( *wink* *wink*) in about 3 weeks or so.

monkey: sealing up won't help that much. you need at LEAST 6 inches of dense material around you to stop the rays. more inches would stop more rays. and you'd have to stay in at least 2 weeks if not longer. more like 2 months to be safer.

[sinopa27]

I have just learned the term BOB. I am grateful for this post so that I have an idea what to do.
I have many questions so please be patient.

Do you have ALL this stuff in duffle bags?
I don't have a place to Bug out to. In fact, I am now the oldest living person in my family at the age of 42. All elders in my family are gone. So I am the Bug out place for my children.

I believe if the BOB was just for me and my family just to evacuate, then having supplies plus money will help so that I can go off far from the danger and stay at a hotel in another state. Maybe I have the idea of a BOB wrong. I am thinking of other plans for more long term issues.
Thanks!

[sunshine]

I have just learned the term BOB. I am grateful for this post so that I have an idea what to do.
I have many questions so please be patient.

Do you have ALL this stuff in duffle bags?
I don't have a place to Bug out to. In fact, I am now the oldest living person in my family at the age of 42. All elders in my family are gone. So I am the Bug out place for my children.

I believe if the BOB was just for me and my family just to evacuate, then having supplies plus money will help so that I can go off far from the danger and stay at a hotel in another state. Maybe I have the idea of a BOB wrong. I am thinking of other plans for more long term issues.
Thanks!

If your children would bug out to your place in case of emergency, could you not also bug out to their place in case your residence was threatened?

And yes, a BOB is just for a short term evacuation plan. Mine has food/water/medicine/clothes/tents/money - enough for each person to survive alone for 7-10 days (recommendation is for 3 days, but I don't trust that FEMA or the government can get it together in 3 days even)

We live in a tornado/snow and ice storm prone area, so those are the things we plan for, mostly. Earthquake along the New Madrid fault is a possibility also, so we sort of plan for that. . . figure out what your mostly likely disaster would be, and plan for that. . . my middle son lives in the path of hurricanes, so their bug out plans are for that sort of disaster.

[sinopa27]

If your children would bug out to your place in case of emergency, could you not also bug out to their place in case your residence was threatened?

And yes, a BOB is just for a short term evacuation plan. Mine has food/water/medicine/clothes/tents/money - enough for each person to survive alone for 7-10 days (recommendation is for 3 days, but I don't trust that FEMA or the government can get it together in 3 days even)

We live in a tornado/snow and ice storm prone area, so those are the things we plan for, mostly. Earthquake along the New Madrid fault is a possibility also, so we sort of plan for that. . . figure out what your mostly likely disaster would be, and plan for that. . . my middle son lives in the path of hurricanes, so their bug out plans are for that sort of disaster.

i should have been more clear. My daughter is in college. She would come home. My other daughter is just 13.
Thank you for explaining the BOB. That seems very easy to get prepared and feel a sense of accomplishment.

[sunshine]

So if your home would be destroyed in a fire/flood/tornado. . . where would you and your family go? Having a plan is always a good thing. . . do you have friends that live a good distance away?
I think they recommend 70-100 miles away.