Thanks James for great post.
“Bugging out” to wilderness without any plans is another popular myth, and I also thing great majority or people simply would die in it.
In order to survive in wilderness you really have to be skilled and ready for lot of things, but yes it is about from what situation you are running from, and if you are getting away from certain death then it make perfect sense.
My plan about cashes is simply having it around me (in city) as a help if (when) situation gets very “fluid” so i I might get in position to use help of small hidden cashes with stuff like canned food, first aid kits, ammo, even weapon.
Also I will use it as a possible help on my way to planned bug out location.
All that still does not mean I will not find myself in situation where I have to spend like month in woods somewhere on my way to BOL instead of planned 3 days, so point is that plans are one thing, reality and adapting to it is another thing.
So basic rules that I use is i rather have more small cashes to cover my route to BOL and alternate routs to it, and I do not cash anything that I am not ready to lose (and live with that fact).
As i wrote, I suggeest to have stashes hidden also close to you, not only on your way out (bugging out) somewhere in wilderness, because to have plan to run from city (if you live in city) is great, but often people stuck where they are because many reasons.
Mostly i use water pipes (PVC) abd “bags in bags”.
Again, great and very detailed post!
Thanks.