Comments by "Thump Er the Sweaty Fat Guy" (@SweatyFatGuy) on "Bug Out Bag - Dangerous Myths That Might Get People Killed When SHTF" video.

If I have to bug out from where I live, then there is nowhere to go. I've been in the middle of nowhere for the past 16 years. I have the military training, and I have employed it where I live. If I have to leave my home in the woods, I'd rather not go. If someone comes here to take it, they can expect a very determined fight. I am too old to run away, and really the only thing that could make me leave is a fire jumping my firebreaks. If you live in a city, you're screwed. In a city you are dependent upon everything being brought to you, and you can't produce enough to survive within a city. You will try to make it out here to where I live, and you will find most of us being VERY inhospitable. We will not trust you.
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Its a very good idea, and its worth the weight penalty it costs. No need for something heavy with heavy ammo in most cases. A 10/22 is light with light ammo, easy to use, and easy to clean. You can easily carry 500 rounds of .22 LR and a 10/22. Its easy to make them relatively quiet as well, though the crack of a supersonic round can still be heard. Hunting and defense is handled by small calibers, though a .22 will mostly piss off large predators like bears, it can keep you fed. If you need a gun or not really depends on the environment. Some places a gun is superfluous most of the time, because there aren't many small game animals, other places its nearly mandatory.. like where I live. But I have to have some stopping power thanks to large predators. I'm not overly concerned about humans.
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@ansuz444 The 22s we shot at 70s era doors did not penetrate, nor did they go through dishwashers and the like. A dishwasher will stop a .45 before it exits the rear, a .44mag breezes right through, and .22s make cool little dents. 7.62x39 FMJ steel core will go through an old car front to back, but not an iron engine. If you shoot a vehicle anywhere without the engine, trans, or brakes in the line of fire with those things they will go right on through. Fun times with junk vehicles. Newer stuff is either thinner metal or a composite body, depends on what make it is. I haven't shot anything newer than 1990 or so. I bet a .22 will go through the doors on modern cars and light trucks rather easily.
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@ansuz444 yeah the .22 is lethal even at a distance, they'll reach out and say "Hey how are ya?" but they aren't terribly fond of going through car doors and drywall.
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@ansuz444 I haven't even seen any shorts in around 40 years. I know they exist, no idea where. Around here the ammo is very scarce, its a good thing I have plenty.
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