Real Life Bug Out Bag

[Soundguy]

Easy to forget the basics.

In our modern automobile centric world, what many people have on their feet would make 5 miles tough.

Rdgs, D.

You really think so? The average semi active person walks around 5 miles a day. I'm not talking couch potato, bus driver, and other professions that have you 'growing' out of a chair.

5m is my minimum target per day, not counting my exercise walk. That's all done in boots.. which is what I wear 99.999% of the time. If I'm awake and have been awake for more than 20 minutes.. I'm in boots.

I'm pretty sure that even walmart 1$ flip-flops would let someone walk around all day, multiple days.. weeks... before blowing out.

 

[frugalangler]

Sans frigid temps, anything above about 40*F I wear sock-less sandals (when I'm wearing 'footwear') and can walk further in those than any other shoes I've ever had - but I do agree that women wearing high heels will definitely be challenged. You might go only 20 minutes until you put your boots on, that's your style, but unless I'm on rough terrain such as gravel I'm barefoot or at most my sandals.

I'm always amazed at some of the south African folks that go barefoot all the time, even the athletes - and I can see why they run barefoot - I wear the lightest footwear I can and despise when I have to don heavy boots, I feel like they are a ball and chain, but I suppose it's what you get used to.

 

[MossRoad]

You really think so? The average semi active person walks around 5 miles a day. I'm not talking couch potato, bus driver, and other professions that have you 'growing' out of a chair.

5m is my minimum target per day, not counting my exercise walk. That's all done in boots.. which is what I wear 99.999% of the time. If I'm awake and have been awake for more than 20 minutes.. I'm in boots.

I'm pretty sure that even walmart 1$ flip-flops would let someone walk around all day, multiple days.. weeks... before blowing out.

I think what he's getting at is most people don't wear sturdy shoes. I didn't when I was in I.T. Didn't need to. And wasn't thinking about having to hike out of the zombie apocalypse to get to safety. Now that I'm zombie aware, I wear sturdy shoes.

 

[aczlan]

You really think so? The average semi active person walks around 5 miles a day. I'm not talking couch potato, bus driver, and other professions that have you 'growing' out of a chair.

5m is my minimum target per day, not counting my exercise walk. That's all done in boots.. which is what I wear 99.999% of the time. If I'm awake and have been awake for more than 20 minutes.. I'm in boots.

I'm pretty sure that even walmart 1$ flip-flops would let someone walk around all day, multiple days.. weeks... before blowing out.

I would count myself as semi active and I have averaged just under 2 miles per day since September (about 4000 steps per day with a 2.5' step according to the pedometer on my phone).
The WHO reccommends 10,000 steps per day which would be about 4.7 miles with my stride.

Aaron Z

 

[kevinwak]

The one thing I make sure to keep around and keep fresh is a supply of gas. A few years back when ft mcmurray was evacuated due to forest fires people were running out of gas on the highway. The gas stations in town had such long line ups and there was such a traffic jam on the highway that people didn’t have a chance to fill up and even some of those that did ran out along the highway due to traffic jams.

 

[/pine]

For those that have critical health issues that require daily medications may have problems maintaining a supply in certain scenarios...

Also, I saw a headline today that said the sfb's running N.K. is testing warheads loaded with Anthrax...so toss a few 60 day regimes of Cipro in the bag...!

 

[MossRoad]

My wife stuck a fitbit on me about 3 months ago... I average about 11,000+ per day. If I didn't count weekends, I'd average closer to 15K per day.

 

[aczlan]

My wife stuck a fitbit on me about 3 months ago... I average about 11,000+ per day. If I didn't count weekends, I'd average closer to 15K per day.

During apple harvest, I am in the 9-12k steps/day range. This time of year, its a lot lower though.

Aaron Z

 

[3930dave]

I think what he's getting at is most people don't wear sturdy shoes. I didn't when I was in I.T. Didn't need to. And wasn't thinking about having to hike out of the zombie apocalypse to get to safety. Now that I'm zombie aware, I wear sturdy shoes.

Bingo.

That, and areas like FL don't have (what Canucks call) cold-weather. Walk 5+ miles here in Winter wearing running shoes or less.... on a bad day you're looking at frostbite.

Appropriate boots are always a good choice..... feet being the most critical mobility items we own.... Don't get me started on flip-flops.....

No doubt, plenty of people on TBN here walk a lot. Many people don't though.

Rgds, D.

 

[3930dave]

The one thing I make sure to keep around and keep fresh is a supply of gas. A few years back when ft mcmurray was evacuated due to forest fires people were running out of gas on the highway. The gas stations in town had such long line ups and there was such a traffic jam on the highway that people didn稚 have a chance to fill up and even some of those that did ran out along the highway due to traffic jams.

Good example. Faced with walking out of an impending fire-zone, the only thing I'd want on my feet would be heavy boots.

Gasoline shortages often severely limit options. A bicycle can be a great way to get through stalled traffic. Small displacement motorcycles have great mpg performance.

Rgds, D.