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Bug Out Tools
Updated November 2025
There are certain items which are difficult if not impossible to recreate from raw materials in the wild.
They are:
Earthquakes
Earthquakes are rough. They come from out of nowhere and can be extremely serious very quickly.
They often lead to other circumstances: fires quickly spring up from broken gas lines and downed power lines.
And they almost never happen one at a time, aftershocks a commonplace and can be even more damaging than the original quake.
Flooding
Floods are perhaps the deadliest and most destructive of all natural disasters. The rush of water can destroy buildings, wash away cars and people in a matter of minutes.
They can happen anywhere: cities, towns, the countryside. Even desert dwellers can be surprised with flash flooding.
You only need to watch a few videos to see what can happen in the extreme cases, and flash floods happen all the time in the US.
