Let's talk about appropriate use, concealment, and access of prepper caches.

I currently maintain two. I have a short term storage a mile away from my house along the route I will most likely use to bug out. It's a waterproof camo bag that I have hoisted as far up in a tree as possible. It contains a pistol and enough supplies to get to the main cache.

My main cache is a heavy duty waterproof plastic trunk covered in camo netting. It's a day's walk out into the wilderness. It contains a shotgun with a variety of shells for different kinds of game, along with a tent and enough supplies to last about a week.

About once per year I go on a camping trip where I practice bugging out and live off what I have cached. This keeps the gear fresh and maintained and it's alerted me of items that I missed.

One thing I'm having trouble with is accessing my cache in the Winter. My footprints leave a clear trail in the snow, and I'm not sure what to do about it. Anyone got any ideas?