“Bugging out” is a term widely used in military circles for quickly vacating a dangerous location with minimal supplies.
Among survivalists and “preppers,” a “bug out bag” is anything containing items crucial to survival, usually lasting a minimum of three days.
“Generally, it is a bag for when you need to leave a location to stay safe. It has the essential basic supplies to make that happen,” said survival instructor Craig Caudill of Bug Out Bag Academy (bugoutbagacademy.com).
The online emergency preparedness academy was founded in 2013 by Missouri resident Andrew Pontius to help educate people on how to build bug out bags and survival kits….