The Bug OUt Caravan

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Hi Joe,

I'm helping my daughter set up a caravan in much the way you describe.

Its often overlooked that a Caravan is a great asset, even at home. Daughter's house is 100% mains electric dependent. Heating, cooking, lighting and even sewerage systems all require 24/7 hook up to the grid. If the grid fails for more than 24 hrs she will be in trouble.

The caravan, with its gas powered heating and cooking, independent water and waste systems and 12v solar powered lighting will give her up to a month's worth of off grid independence.

But this is residential resilience, not true Bug-Out.

This Covid crisis has been a stress test to Prepper assumptions, particularly so regarding BOVs be they cars, vans, campers or caravans; All types have been stopped and turned back by police. Even those that got to the promised land of remoter parts of the country got unfriendly reception from locals.

Back in April last year did you see the you tube vid of the guy in his beefed up Range Rover and BO caravan getting forcibly turned around and sent on his way by the farmer land-owner down in Devon?..... and what about the farm trailer barricades with Go-home messages blocking access to certain villages?

For minor disruption caravan's are a valid short term option, either at home, or away, assuming you have a safe and receptive place to go to.