Don’t Draw Attention to Yourself and Your Supplies When Bugging Out
When you’re evacuating, you won’t be alone. Large crowds of people will be on the road as you travel to your safe destination. This is when you learn how to blend in and not stand out.
Over time, however, these numbers will diminish, leaving more elbow room. But, you’ll still encounter others. This is when you want to fade into the background.
Right now is not the time to boast about your capabilities or possessions. If you stand out among individuals who are surprised, concerned, and feeling increasing panic, you will only make yourself a target.
To protect yourself, it’s best to blend in with others when you’re in a group. If you’re alone, try to stay out of sight.
People will be looking for someone to meet their needs.
In a survival situation, such as bugging out, individuals may search for valuable goods to steal or use to trade for the supplies they require.
Related – Evacuation Planning for Survival Preppers
In a post-apocalyptic world, having emergency supplies can attract dangerous individuals looking to take your resources.
One way to hide is not to look like you’re ready for anything. For instance, don’t wear clothes that make you stand out. This will make you less noticeable if you’re walking down the street with a gun on your belt.
Hide any weapons and dress appropriately. Choose clothing that is gray or black in color, making it difficult for others to identify you. It is important to avoid wearing anything bright and flashy, as well as anything too expensive, in public
Move around unnoticed and blend into the crowd. Approach people in a casual manner. Hide whatever makes you distinct, such as a unique hairstyle or a piece of jewelry. “The guy in the black shirt and jeans” is less memorable and easier to overlook than “the person with a distinctive haircut and a flashy accessory.”
As important as it is to protect your family, it’s equally vital to safeguard your supplies When it comes to resources, the less fortunate may attempt to take what you’ve stored, but it becomes less appealing if they don’t even know it exists To ensure your safety, avoid carrying a bug out bag that’s easily recognizable, such as one featuring bright colors or a flashy logo
Keep your equipment secure and private, even from friends. Discussing your equipment can lead to people taking advantage of you, so it’s best to avoid it.
Read this – How To Become The Gray Man
Don’t discuss what you have when you’re with other people. Society’s laws are only obeyed by those who aren’t desperate. They’ll take whatever they can, even if it means using violence.
I’m the daughter of 2 original survivalists who moved from the north to sunny Florida. My mother, along with her parents, bought 30 mostly uncleared acres in 1938. The first home was made of pecky-cypress and built by a house-raising. My mother raised 10,000 chickens.
My divorced mother met and married my father in 1948. From pine trees on our property, he hand-built a log cabin. He also built a tarpaper-lined 65’x45′ pool with duck pond overflow. We had an artesian well for our water and powering our hand-built waterwheel for the pool. He built a substantial cantilevered roof workshop with a car pit in the massive cement floor.
Since my early teens, I have read a ton of books about survival, prepping, the bomb, an apocalypse, homestead living, and SHTF situations. As an adult, I continue to read sci-fi, survival prepping, and science. I practice a prepper lifestyle albeit a bit modified, read a lot, buy a lot, pack/store a lot of anything survival related.
Read my About Me post for more details on our self-sufficient living. I lived there until I went to college in 1968.
My SurvivalPrepperSupply.com blog strives to educate individuals on coping with natural and human-caused disasters using article posts about preparing for emergencies.
