If you bundle install with the `--path` flag (which you should), you can specify the location the gems will be installed (typically something like `--path vendo

If you bundle install with the `--path` flag (which you should), you can specify the location the gems will be installed (typically something like `--path vendor`) which gives you the ability to easily remove the gems the project uses all at once. Coupled with `bundle package` which stores all the .gem files in vendor/cache, you can ensure that your application always has its gem dependencies available. Here's a great article with more information about all the above: http://ryan.mcgeary.org/2011/02/09/vendor-everything-still-applies/ http://ryan.mcgeary.org/2011/02/09/vendor-everything-still-a...