Guest post by Dean in AZ

I'd like to thank Bullseye for letting me ramble on again.

I'd like to take a serious look at some of the thing's I've read about prep's.I've seen comment's about 20k round's,per gun,500 pound's of wheat,rice,whatever.A generator.How do you plan to haul it????

If you have a truck,it better be a BIG truck! 500 pound's of grain will pretty much overload a mini truck,such as a S10 or Ranger.And you'd be lucky to get it all in anyway.Toss in your wheat mill,a small generator,a few gas can's,your camping gear....it start's to add up!
FAST!!!!!

Granted,we're not all in a position the have the vehicle we'd like to have.I'd prefer a 4x4,but I have a dually pickup and a 20 foot car hauler.I can put my lil Suzuki on it,then all my stuff on behind it,or in it.And it can be used as a spare shelter,if needed.I can tow anything you can put a strong enough chain around,if I want to tolerate 8-10 mpg.I think a decent sized RV would be better for my plan's,but out of my budget at this time.

So,what's today's point? As my other post said,we can never know everything.Now,we can't haul everything we'd like to have,dream to have,want to have,whatever.Even a custom made motorhome can't haul it all.It still get's bad mileage,and most can barely move themselve's,much less tow much.Trust me,my father owned the largest RV dealership in the midwest yr's ago!

One of these day's,when I'm really bored,I'd like to do the math and see how much space 20k round's of 223 take's up.I'd like to see how many 5 gallon bucket's will fit in my truck.The biggest thing I've towed was a 20k forklift,and it was scary! I could pull it,stopping was kinda scary!

So why haul wheat that need's so much extra work? Buy flour or bisquick,trash the wheat mill,skip the time,labor,all that! Pancake mix only need's water,not yeast,baking powder...Dehydrate everything!(My fav)!
Then realize..you can't load this all in a bug out situation...you'll need help,and probably 3 more truck's!

Make sure you have the stuff in a manageable size container.Milk crate's are perfect,they have handle's and stack nicely.Use as a chair or footstool when empty,or line with a trash bag to collect water.Make everything fit in it's place.It's like loading a moving van,you pay by the foot,compact everything possible!

Keep it light,easy to use,and well packed! And find like minded one's to set up a bug out plan,see what fit's best in what truck,who can pull what best.Don't put a 24 foot trailer on a ford explorer,it won't get far.Don't put a 8 foot trailer on a diesel dually,it's a waste of the power.

We're all in this together...

Dean in AZ