Caches in plan view have been in my families plan for about three years now. I have a friend who owns a 3300 acre ranch. It's 22 miles from town,has several year round springs, and lots of ravines.
About three years ago I got permission to store a wrecked family vehicle on the property in a line of other trashed cars that were already on the property. The difference being this one has a HUGE trunk and a red X on the door.
Colemen stove 5 gallons of white fuel, water filter, lots of food, tarps, tent, lots of ammo ".22 and 762x39 are in place. At first pack rats were problematic, we found that moth balls and amonia soaked rags will keep them at bay for several months at a time.
All food items are canned and or powder and are stored in double walled plastic air tight containers. SPAM will keep you alive for a very very long time when your jammed up.
Ive also left 5 older back packs in the cache all were from forestry fire fighters and smallish by design. Given to me when they were surveyed as to old for govt use. " There 20 yrs old yet brand new"
I use them cuz I don't want anybody being over burdened with excess stuff" weight" to bingo with to RPII. There is enough stuff for a family of 5 to stay hunkered down and out of sight for multiple weeks before they will be forced to move to RPII.
RPII is a 47 mile three day trek across the hills very rough volcanic rock to rock movement, to where my current duty station is. Again travelling at night thru the lower passes, and on obscure lake shores, just inside the tree lines.
Because I'm a Deputy I have to stay and attempt to keep peace and order, caring for those who can't defend themselve from the wolves.
It is understood in my family that they are on their own until they get to my patrol turf. They each have their own AK a chest pouch with 6 mags plus what's in the AK. "Well not my grandson". In fact he's less then one year old, and is in fact the wild card here.
I simply don't know the answer to moving with a new baby.
Anyway I can push out from my trailer/office to hook up with them in time. it's a shitty deal for the family, but how it has to be. When I signed on as a cop it was for the long haul, not just in good times.
We have seen the need for this for awhile, made reasonable plans to move fast, hunker down, gain strength them move on again to my trailer/office which is supplied with sufficiant stores to last all of us at least two months, or longer if rationed properly..
The family also understand not starting fights, yet the ability to finish one with speed and total violence if needed. IE Someone starts something, try to walk away, if it's obvious that they are intent on taking you or your gear, then **** them up big time with pure overwellming violence. " No sense trying to reason with a mad dog".
Of note is the fact that we do not rotate food , we belive that changing the food out every other year is a better stradegy. I do go in every few months and re apply copious amounts of moth balls to keep the rats and pack rats out.
So far it's works better then I thought it would. The rats have eaten the cars interior but not messed with the trunk area. O yea NOBODY except the family know of the junkers location, it's content,or what their marching plan is. Not even my daughter in law is prevy to that detail.
It is also understood that at RPI that all left items/food/shelter, and extra ammo are to be inventoried and secured properly before transit to RPII. It is possible that they will have to bingo back if it gets ugly. It's wise to know what you still have to measure the value of moving back.
The will to survive starts and finish's in our minds. Have a plan have the determination to accomplish the plan and understand that you may have to deviate from the plan at some point. O yea luck also plays a big part in this kind of unfortunate situation.
Dirk
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Originally Posted by blade_68
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