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Preparing for the Apocalypse, or the Boogeyman: Evacuation, 'bug-out bags,' home energy

11:53 AM Wed, Sep 28, 2005 |
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Whether you're making your own evacuation plan or would feel even more vulnerable elsewhere, Clair Wolfe at Backwoods Home Magazine offers concrete choices and lots of links:

Fit, Not Fat, but Definitely Fifty:
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What's in Claire's Bug-Out Bag?

Don't be misled by the humorous tone. Ater a preface about seeing no need ever to evacuate her home in folksy "Hardyville," Wolfe eventually delivers a long, solid list for the serious evacuator.

yurtx.jpgHere's where it gets surreal (I have a fever from this cold/flu that comes in waves, your mileage may vary). Elsewhere on the site, another of Wolfe's columns tells you how to build the Yurt she lives in,. It's undated, though, so maybe she's since moved indoors.

If evacuating wouldn't be your first impulse either, Wolfe offers
Fat, Unfit, and Fifty: A Different Bug-Out Scenario

...Yep, I've been wondering what happens to old farts, too -- especially when a pack of 30-somethings had to abort their bug-out test and retreat to warm safety after less than one night. Or what happens to sick farts of any age who need special meds or care? What kind of short-term emergency preparations should they make?...

Backwoods Home's Home Energy Information is suddenly fascinating.

Blasts from the pasts?
A huge excerpt, sadly without the many small illustrations, of the 1968 Whole Earth Catalog. Here's a photo gallery of the Fall '69 issue.

How To Stock A Private Fallout Shelter

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This typical '50s illustration is sourced, "from a civil defense manual."

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