One for the bugout crowd

In the prepper community, there’s been a long running discussion of staying put (also known as “bugging in”) versus leaving for the hinterboonies (“bugging out”) when Bad Things start to happen. In almost any circumstance save threat of chemicals, fire or the like, I’m firmly on the side of bugging in. My logic is that if you have prepared, home is where all that stuff is. You know (or should know) your neighbors. You know the lay of the land. You have the home team advantage.

Here are some data points for the bugout side to consider, brought to you courtesy of the Wuflu:

• North Carolina’s Outer Banks closed off to nonresidents as coronavirus precaution This is the first one I heard of. They’re concerned that, in the off season, there aren’t enough essential services for a crowd.
• Rhode Island sending cops, National Guard to find New Yorkers seeking coronavirus refuge Hey, your governor and His Dishonor, the Mayor of NYC, have turned the place into Wuflu Central. Surprised no one wants you?
• Myrtle Beach closes down: City shutters hotels, amusements as coronavirus threat grows Myrtle Beach has went from the so-called “Redneck Riviera” to a big-time retirement community for well-off old folks, who apparently don’t want to die just yet. I dig it.
• Armed vigilantes in Maine chop down tree, block driveway to force neighbor to self-quarantine amid coronavirus pandemic It seems they came into a remote community from out of state 30 days ago, and the locals aren’t happy they could have brought contamination with them.

There is an alternative of sorts, which is moving to your bugout location, which is pushed by SurvivalBlog and others. Great idea if you can earn a living (or don’t have to). Sucks for the rest of the world. I never entertained the idea, because I had to earn a living and demand for IT Directors is low in the hinterboonies.

Something to think about when the virus settles.