[QUOTE 4200131, member: 45"]I have no idea what they are or what they are used for. Posting a picture of a camouflaged MTB does nothing to cure that ignorance.[/QUOTE]
Okay,
The bug out bike started in the USA with the Prepper Movement, for some reason many Americans have a fear that the end of the world is coming and as a result they started to prep for it, they have hidden food resources, weapons and hideouts, the bug out bike was designed to be a means of transport that required very little maintenance and could quickly and reliably transport them from their homes to their hideouts. The bikes had to be able to cope with rocky and forest terrain whilst at the same time cope with carrying large amounts of supplies, food, ammunition and weapons. In Europe it seems we do not have the same fear of Armageddon that our American cousins do but we have adopted the bug out bike for other purposes. In England the bug out bike is known as the survival bike. Most of the people that I have met with survival bikes use them for wild camping and all that sort of Bear Grylls method of living, others use it for camping and fishing and a few just to get away into the wilds and hide, each to their own. The nice thing about a survival bike is that it doesn't have to be expensive, a cheap mountain bike with a few mods will suffice. The survival bike is normally sprayed in either black, forest camouflage or desert colours, it should have as many racks and panniers and pouches as you can fit on there. You should be able to take everything you need, some people attach a trailer, so they can take their fishing and hunting gear with them. You would be amazed at some of the ingenious things people come up with for their bikes, its all about having fun and owning something a little different.
