Real Life Bug Out Bag

[Soundguy]

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

exactly... 10k steps / 5 miles.

I know fro a fact even a 1$ set of walmart flip flops will survive that... multiple times over.

I have a set of 4.99$ walmart brand 'aqua socks' those ar ethe mesh topped, thin soled 'shoes' you wear when walking on the beach, kayaking, or paddle boarding, etc. I have a pair that is going on 2 years now. their soles are about 1/3rd as thick as a walmart flip flop. Some of the tread on mine are wearing.. but it's still an intact sole. i wear these when going to the beach, kayaking, paddle boarding, and many times when camping / fishing / kayaking.

I can guarantee you I've done miles per day in these with no problems walking thru woods, sandy beaches, slippery surfaces, mucky riverbeds, logs, etc. I have a nicer set of Cressi's that are made of neophrene wetsuit material with a thicker rubber capped bottom that are essentially a dive show / boot, and i wear those when kayaking in areas that have mild rapids.

 

[aczlan]

exactly... 10k steps / 5 miles.

I know fro a fact even a 1$ set of walmart flip flops will survive that... multiple times over.

I have a set of 4.99$ walmart brand 'aqua socks' those ar ethe mesh topped, thin soled 'shoes' you wear when walking on the beach, kayaking, or paddle boarding, etc. I have a pair that is going on 2 years now. their soles are about 1/3rd as thick as a walmart flip flop. Some of the tread on mine are wearing.. but it's still an intact sole. i wear these when going to the beach, kayaking, paddle boarding, and many times when camping / fishing / kayaking.

I can guarantee you I've done miles per day in these with no problems walking thru woods, sandy beaches, slippery surfaces, mucky riverbeds, logs, etc. I have a nicer set of Cressi's that are made of neophrene wetsuit material with a thicker rubber capped bottom that are essentially a dive show / boot, and i wear those when kayaking in areas that have mild rapids.

I will have to look for some of those for "hotel pool" use.

Aaron Z

 

[Soundguy]

I actually wear those aqua socks in hotel showers and gym / beach bath houses that look like they have never been cleaned.

 

[MossRoad]

I've had the same pair of beach shoes for probably going on 15 years. They wear pretty darn well.

 

[MossRoad]

I've also had really good luck with Sketchers brand shoes, in the hiker style. I buy a new pair every year. Those are my clean pair. I promote the year old ones to daily work shoe status. And I promote the two year old pair to garden work status. I have 3 pairs of garden status now. Nice if I get a pair wet or muddy.

Anyhow, I give them two thumbs up... :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[Einthewoods]

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There are about 1.643 Million answers to that question on the web, but the book trashes most in a very clear and reasoned way.

 

[tractorshopper]

Another item that has come up in the talking about this is that I would drive NNE to pick up my mother and my wife would drive SSE to pick up her dad. So we would be separated for a while and in two vehicles.
RSKY

Like others have said, you should have a designated meet up spot and maybe an alternate after X hours.

When 9-11 happened, Shaw AFB was sending fighter jets past our local nuclear power station on a regular basis for a while, drilling for potential response to threat type of thing. It got us all to think about what would happen if terrorists hit the nuclear plant. Duke Energy even sent us all living in a 12 mile radius of the plant iodine pills to take just in case of a meltdown. My wife and I did talk about who would grab which kid from school if it ever happened during school day and we would head SW toward Atlanta and had a designated place to meet up in the event of cell failure and inability to reach each other by phone. The reason we would head SW is that is where our normal wind direction comes from. Hence drive in the opposite direction of the projected fall out.

Just typing this now feels pretty silly, but that was a very uncertain time looking back now.

 

[MacLawn]

Oh the weevil's in the cotton.
And the corn don't grow.
Gonna stay right here,
In the home I know.
When you're achin' with the mis'ry,
and you're old and gray,
(headin', headin')
Then you'd better be thankful
that He let you stay.
Let you stay to see the children
playin' 'round your door
(headin', headin')
For the time is soon a'comin'
when you won't be here no more.
Let the rain pour down,
let the cold wind blow
Gonna stay right here
in the home I know.