Colorado, crap place for bugging out to.

[tmckay2]

its all about timing and its why id bug out, absolutely, as opposed to bugging in, at least until i get my fortified house built in the next few years. in the early time, even to a week, there will be mass confusion and everyone will be paralyzed with fear. only after that when things start to get desperate will people start locking areas down, or in some cases making a run for it and shutting down roads. move quick enough and you would be fine. bugging in is nice if you have a home and location designed for it. if not its a death trap. set your house on fire and you are dead. period. if you wait too long you can't get out. the last place i want to be is trapped in the metro area with an unfortified position.

After reading this thread, and several others recently, I have a glaring concern that i'm afraid a lot of you haven't considered. At least not vocally on these threads...

My question is this: If you plan to drive to your bug out location, have you stopped to consider the probability (not possibility) that people between your point of origin and your bug out location, will not want you to come where they are? Even if you're just "passing through".

Think defensively for a second... if you live on a country road or secluded area and you were bugging in, wouldn't you obstruct access to your area in any way possible? Even to people "passing through". Deter them before they get there, or make it as hard as possible to get there in the first place, so to speak? Things as simple as glass, nails, and screws in the road will lead to cars blocking it shortly there after.... rocks, downed trees, useless power-poles, concrete medians turned sideways, etc will be plentiful and just having a "4-wheel drive" doesn't do enough.

The way I see it, roads will be impassable one way or another and people are going to be on the defensive when you're intruding on their territory.

One example, and I can just see it now... i70 is blocked by who knows what, in Genessee, Floyd Hill, or at least the tunnel. ha.

You'll be best served to bug in as long as possible.

[RobertB]

Or in my case, locals not knowing you because you are never around.

Even worse, maybe they do!

[Great-Kazoo]

its all about timing and its why id bug out, absolutely, as opposed to bugging in, at least until i get my fortified house built in the next few years. in the early time, even to a week, there will be mass confusion and everyone will be paralyzed with fear. only after that when things start to get desperate will people start locking areas down, or in some cases making a run for it and shutting down roads. move quick enough and you would be fine. bugging in is nice if you have a home and location designed for it. if not its a death trap. set your house on fire and you are dead. period. if you wait too long you can't get out. the last place i want to be is trapped in the metro area with an unfortified position.

You're more than welcome up here, we can make almost anything happen with the right group. Skills, equipment, man & woman power all add up to safety & security.

[Sawin]

You're more than welcome up here, we can make almost anything happen with the right group. Skills, equipment, man & woman power all add up to safety & security.

That's an exceptionally generous, open ended offer, Jim. If issues forced me and mine out of our home, our BOL is Western NE right near the border of WY at the Mother in law's home, on a section of land. You're nearly half way there for us... If you're serious, please PM me what I need to know to reach you.

[SA Friday]

That's an exceptionally generous, open ended offer, Jim. If issues forced me and mine out of our home, our BOL is Western NE right near the border of WY at the Mother in law's home, on a section of land. You're nearly half way there for us... If you're serious, please PM me what I need to know to reach you.

I'll be just on the other side of Sidney from you if it came down to it.