Rolling a thought around and looking for alternative ideas/views

[Lightspeed]

Time of year and climatic conditions are also a factor Scythe.

If the weather's foul, it could be a big mistake to bug out.

Here the startegy is to bug in, but to have an overlooking Observation Post (OP) manned for as much timeas possible.

We already have the OP set-up and it gives us extended visual horizon from our somewhat secluded house. The OP can monitor 270 degrees, with the remaining 90 degrees screend by forest immediately behinnd it. So the Op is able to visually monitor ahead and to the sides and monitor sctivity in the forest by sound.

Communications from the OP back to the house is walkie talkie radios which have had power tuned right down. We are having some succes using red laser pointers now, as these have easily sufficient range and are even more covert. Learning how to use light as a communications medium will be useful for when battery poereed devices eventually fail.