Seeker1001
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I'd like to be ready for the event where I'd have to take to the fields and stay out of hind sight
Long Distance Get Home Bag
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Seeker1001
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I don't like that idea, but it's definitely a possibility. I guess acting the grey man is the best way out of the city until we can get on some open country roads
This is Silent Earth/MexicanMaria. Your gray man abilities are weak.
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Gazrok
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Ok, for THAT long of a trek, the only things to carry with you are....
The TOOLS to get food, not the food itself (though some ration bars are a good idea). So, a good knife, and see weapon below. An extendable camping fork is very handy too.
A WEAPON (that can also get food) Small caliber gun, that way you can have lots of ammo, and not blow your food into tiny pieces.
WATER PURIFICATION (like a Lifestraw kind of thing) - Like food, you are going to have to find this on the way, can't carry too much.
REALLY GOOD SHOES (ones you know won't hurt after a lot of walking, and provide good support and wear)
CELL PHONE AND SOLAR CHARGER (and store a LOT of survival pdfs on it.)
SMALL DOME TENT (these are light, sturdy, and can take a hell of a lot of weather).
METAL WATER BOTTLE (so you can boil water, and carry some)
SEASONINGS (since you're finding food as you go, this will make it tasty)
SMALL COOKING PAN (so you can cook what you find)
DECK OF CARDS (so you have something to do during downtime...if you can, get some survival cards, so you can also learn about edible plants while doing so, etc.)
TRAVEL AT NIGHT (at night, you'll see a coming car's lights long before they see you. during the day though, you'd be pretty visible traveling along a road). Leads to the next item
FLASHLIGHT that can be charged via USB (i.e. your solar cell phone charger). Some chargers themselves have this, so done deal.
FIRST AID KIT (small one, like size of a wallet.)
LIGHTER (to make fire. simple, easy to use, but get a good lighter, not a disposable).
that really covers all the basics, anything else is just icing on the cake. Personally, I'd probably include some burglar tools too, so you can get into places along the way and hole up...but that's me.
The TOOLS to get food, not the food itself (though some ration bars are a good idea). So, a good knife, and see weapon below. An extendable camping fork is very handy too.
A WEAPON (that can also get food) Small caliber gun, that way you can have lots of ammo, and not blow your food into tiny pieces.
WATER PURIFICATION (like a Lifestraw kind of thing) - Like food, you are going to have to find this on the way, can't carry too much.
REALLY GOOD SHOES (ones you know won't hurt after a lot of walking, and provide good support and wear)
CELL PHONE AND SOLAR CHARGER (and store a LOT of survival pdfs on it.)
SMALL DOME TENT (these are light, sturdy, and can take a hell of a lot of weather).
METAL WATER BOTTLE (so you can boil water, and carry some)
SEASONINGS (since you're finding food as you go, this will make it tasty)
SMALL COOKING PAN (so you can cook what you find)
DECK OF CARDS (so you have something to do during downtime...if you can, get some survival cards, so you can also learn about edible plants while doing so, etc.)
TRAVEL AT NIGHT (at night, you'll see a coming car's lights long before they see you. during the day though, you'd be pretty visible traveling along a road). Leads to the next item
FLASHLIGHT that can be charged via USB (i.e. your solar cell phone charger). Some chargers themselves have this, so done deal.
FIRST AID KIT (small one, like size of a wallet.)
LIGHTER (to make fire. simple, easy to use, but get a good lighter, not a disposable).
that really covers all the basics, anything else is just icing on the cake. Personally, I'd probably include some burglar tools too, so you can get into places along the way and hole up...but that's me.
Averagedude
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Depending on which situation unfolds I would look to a bike that way in the first few days hopefully before people turn violent you can cover major ground. If the situation turns Fitch the bike and travel at night. Hopefully the bike can get you away from the masses quickly.
On foot you do not reach in any way. Buy not expensive off-road motorcycle and a shotgun. These two things will somehow improve your chances of getting home. In the rest, everything will depend on the situation at that moment. In any case, before the nomination, it is better to wait a couple of days and assess the current situation.
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Gazrok
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Wait where?
Personally, if all goes sideways, I definitely would rather get on my way home. I'll go as far as my truck can get me, and then I'm on foot. I'll travel at night, with the sole purpose of trying to be unseen while moving. When sleeping, it will be when well hidden, and during the day, and well off a traversed path. My get home goal is to get there without being seen by a single soul.
Personally, if all goes sideways, I definitely would rather get on my way home. I'll go as far as my truck can get me, and then I'm on foot. I'll travel at night, with the sole purpose of trying to be unseen while moving. When sleeping, it will be when well hidden, and during the day, and well off a traversed path. My get home goal is to get there without being seen by a single soul.
Kevin L
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For a long-distance bug-out bag?
A lot depends upon your environment.
Make sure you have two pairs of boots so you can rotate them, and the stuff to take care of your feet. Get a mesh mosquito suit. I think highly of the Tioga Kelty external frame pack, but other packs may work just as well.
A jungle hammock is lighter than a tent, but you need trees to string it from. A back-packing filter will provide water, a rudimentary first aid kit with vet antibiotics may help you stay healthy, Peterson's Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants should be included, a fire kit, a compass, maps, a hatchet, a ka-bar, a wire saw, lockpicks (and the skill to use them), freeze-dried concentrates, peanut butter, a canteen, a folding shovel, Castile soap, and so on.
Skill is more important than stuff.
Read Wild, by Cheryl Strayed. She hiked about 1,200 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail with no hiking experience, boots that didn't fit, she began her trip strung out on heroin, and was overloaded with a lot of stuff that she didn't need.
It seems to me that most people seem to think that they need more stuff than is actually neccesary (I'm not excluding myself here. My girlfriend looks at my stockpile and suggests that I'm starting to become a hoarder. She may be right.).
If you have food, clothing, shelter, water, weapons, and medical needs covered with the bare basics...what else do you need?
A lot depends upon your environment.
Make sure you have two pairs of boots so you can rotate them, and the stuff to take care of your feet. Get a mesh mosquito suit. I think highly of the Tioga Kelty external frame pack, but other packs may work just as well.
A jungle hammock is lighter than a tent, but you need trees to string it from. A back-packing filter will provide water, a rudimentary first aid kit with vet antibiotics may help you stay healthy, Peterson's Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants should be included, a fire kit, a compass, maps, a hatchet, a ka-bar, a wire saw, lockpicks (and the skill to use them), freeze-dried concentrates, peanut butter, a canteen, a folding shovel, Castile soap, and so on.
Skill is more important than stuff.
Read Wild, by Cheryl Strayed. She hiked about 1,200 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail with no hiking experience, boots that didn't fit, she began her trip strung out on heroin, and was overloaded with a lot of stuff that she didn't need.
It seems to me that most people seem to think that they need more stuff than is actually neccesary (I'm not excluding myself here. My girlfriend looks at my stockpile and suggests that I'm starting to become a hoarder. She may be right.).
If you have food, clothing, shelter, water, weapons, and medical needs covered with the bare basics...what else do you need?
bigpaul
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a 10 hour Drive is going to be a long way ON FOOT, you could be talking A MONTH's walk, maybe two.
food and water is going to be the main problem-no way can you carry a month's worth of food.
Brent S
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Water is even heavier than food and more needed. Filters are of the most importance to me. Even with food, yes you need some but mostly I think having ways to secure some along the way is better than trying to carry 45lbs of canned ham....
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i don't think finding water in the UK is a problem, but we need some way to filter it as all water unless it comes from the mains should be treated as suspicious especially post SHTF.
Gazrok
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Lifestraw is your friend.
I have an hour drive to work each day, and I'm still pretty sure it would take me about 4 days to get home. I can't see me making much more than 10 miles a day at my age and fitness level. Of course, I'd be traveling at night, so that will help with the heat issue. (FL). During the day, I'm hiding and sleeping.
I have an hour drive to work each day, and I'm still pretty sure it would take me about 4 days to get home. I can't see me making much more than 10 miles a day at my age and fitness level. Of course, I'd be traveling at night, so that will help with the heat issue. (FL). During the day, I'm hiding and sleeping.
Brent S
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One thing to consider is if there is an EMP or other major event, you probably have several days before security begins to break down on a large scale. I would not worry about walking during daytime for at least 4 or 5 days, and probably much longer than that. I guess you would just have to asses the situation where you’re at when something happens. Of course I’m not naive either and conceal carry even now, so I would be carrying chambered during any real emergency just in case.
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I reckon if someone can walk 10-12 miles a day EVERY day come wind, rain, hail or sunshine then they are doing well.
