I have a challenge

[Frodo]

Here are the rules. You are 75 miles from home A SHTF crises just happened. communications are down, no cell phone,no internet
Can you make your way home without any transportation? using your feet as your mode of transport
you can not buy anything. Whatever you have with you RIGHT NOW is all you can have.

How many of you would make it home?

 

[Weedygarden]

Here are the rules. You are 75 miles from home A SHTF crises just happened. communications are down, no cell phone,no internet
Can you make your way home without any transportation? using your feet as your mode of transport
you can not buy anything. Whatever you have with you RIGHT NOW is all you can have.

How many of you would make it home?

It would take a few days. How many miles a day can a person walk? A person riding a horse can go about 25 miles a day. I know I can walk 3 miles in about an hour and people may be able to walk non-stop and get there in a little more than a day, but not me. It would take me three days at the least.

Other factors: weight of BOB, how much food we have in our BOB, weather conditions, health conditions, how well prepared we are, water availability.

 

[Meerkat]

Guess I'm up the creeek without a paddle.

 

[Frodo]

Guess I'm up the creeek without a paddle.

An honest meercat

I will be there in a couple of days. hungry and tired but alive.

 

[Bacpacker]

In normal times I would make it in somewhere between 2-6 days, depending on the conditions in between. I keep a fully stocked GHB and other supplies in the truck, boots, socks, water, tools, etc. I work about 35 miles from the house, so I am set up to cover that with a buffer. I could stretch it to 75 miles without having to hunt, trap, or scavenge along the way. Just walking I can do 3 mph fairly easily. Figuring 8 hours I could make it in 3 days. Pushing the time and/or speed, 2 days isn't out of the question. But having to go through population areas, higher crime areas, etc. I would tend to travel more at night, or take a wider berth around such areas. It could easily extend to a week.

However with the crud I'm dealing with I'm not sure I'd make 75 miles. I could have trouble making 10.

 

[Cascadian]

I work 75 miles from home. I think I would make it but look like I was drug through a knothole. Assuming no evil dooers which is unlikely. This is a good reminder to check my bag. Thanks

 

[The Lazy L]

Here are the rules. You are 75 miles from home A SHTF crises just happened. communications are down, no cell phone,no internet
Can you make your way home without any transportation? using your feet as your mode of transport
you can not buy anything. Whatever you have with you RIGHT NOW is all you can have.

How many of you would make it home?

Ouch!

75 miles / 3 miles per hour = 26 hours. 2 hours over 2 days. If I walk continuously with minimum rest periods, perhaps. Otherwise I'd freeze to death.

Can we wait till summer to have this SHTF?

 

[Caribou]

Probably not.

 

[Sentry18]

What choice would a person have? Either start for home on foot or start searching for temporary shelter, food, water, etc. or just lay down and die. Plus if I were 75 miles from home I would definitely have more on me than I do right this minutes. Heck if I am 1 mile from home I would have more on me than I do right this minutes. Just the same I will play along.

Since I am currently wearing shoes, pants, and a sweater I would just start making my way home and see what I could "collect" on the way. Since you said with whatever I have on me, I would be stuck with only this little Ruger LCP Custom, 1 spare mag, and a Leatherman Juice S2. I also have a USB flash drive and a badge but I don't think either will help me very much. I would have to stick to roads as the snow would make cross country travel difficult. I would definitely need to find some kind of shelter to sleep in at night or I would likely freeze to death (or at least suffer from hypothermia / frost bite). There are so many abdandoned farm houses, empty barns, and sheds around here I am sure I would be fine. Plus this is the Midwest, so as long as I was polite and respectful, and didn't ask for something unreasonable, I could surely count on the kindness of strangers.

Fortunately water would be all around me. And for the record the 'don't eat snow' thing is a myth. Snow is just as hydrating as water. Also fortunate that we are in a rare warm spell right now so the hard top roads are pretty much dry. I am sure I can make it home in 3 days if accounting for minor side-tracks as I search for things I would want and enough rest to assure I have ample energy for flight or fight if need be. I could easily make it 3 days without food moving at a moderate pace, as long as I have rest and water. Being keto my body is already fat adapted so no transition time. Plus when I got home my body fat percentage would drop a little and I would weigh around 3-4lbs less.

 

[Sourdough]

Would this be walking on a "PLOWED" road......??? Or cross-country Alaska wilderness bushwhacking through five and half feet of snow in my undershorts......???

Assuming good trail conditions, I could do 75 miles in three days, which is 72 hours. But not on snowshoes. I am 73 y/o there was a time I could have done it in two days or a few hours over two days.

Also assumes no Grizzly Bear hand too paw fights.

 

[Rebecca]

I think I could make it home in a few days, if the weather was on my side. Right now there is a blizzard outside and its minus 10 Celsius. If I had to do the walk in the minus 24 celcius we had last week - well I have the kit suitable in the vehicle always but it's a risky/stupid thing to attempt.

In good weather I should be home in 2 or 3 days just using what's in my get home bag from the vehicle.

Also assuming no 4 or 2 legged animals try and stop the journey.

 

[Bacpacker]

After reading a few of these I feel the need to add to mine.

I was discussing travel around my AO, certainly not up north. Whole different ball game with severe cold or deep snow.

 

[dademoss]

I am gonna look really funny walking 75 miles in my PJ's and slippers, but it is what it is. See you in a week or two.

 

[Peanut]

Basically you are asking can anyone of us walk 75 miles in what we are wearing with out food or water? Totally unrealistic scenario but I'll play.

I can but I'd be one p*** off m**** when I got home.

If a five finger discount were an option I'd be home in time for dinner.

 

[LadyLocust]

I am with @The Lazy L in voting for this to be a summer activity. RIGHT NOW I just got out of the bath and am in my night clothes and no shoes. I just might die. If I was away from home and my car broke down, I have water, blanket, extra jacket and a few other things. I might make it if no prediators. Also, typically around here, folks are willing to help one another, not sure in this scenario if that counts.

 

[Amish Heart]

I have a lot of stuff in my trunk that would be helpful. First off, I'd put on my hiking boots that I keep in the trunk. I'd go through my backpack and see what I'd want to take. Can I use a handitalkie?
Maybe I'd make it in 4 days in decent weather.

 

[Frodo]

Basically you are asking can anyone of us walk 75 miles in what we are wearing with out food or water? Totally unrealistic scenario but I'll play.

I can but I'd be one p*** off m**** when I got home.

If a five finger discount were an option I'd be home in time for dinner.

Peanut.
If shtf. five finger discounts are called survival. do your thing

 

[Morgan101]

Frodo: Can we clarify a little bit. Type of terrain? Type of weather? Season? Are we walking on paved roads, or are we bushwhacking?

I would feel comfortable saying four days. Everything I need is in my car. I have a very manageable Get Home Bag, and can carry what I need. The type of terrain is the caveat for me. I would try to get as far as possible the first day knowing full well I will not be able to maintain that pace. The second day you will be sore and tired. You probably will not be well rested, and you won't get as far the second and subsequent days.

Off Grid Magazine did an article on this type of situation not to long ago. The author put on a Bug Out Bag, and started walking. He was walking roads; not hiking trails. The results were quite interesting.

Good post. Makes people think.

 

[Bacpacker]

Frodo: Can we clarify a little bit. Type of terrain? Type of weather? Season? Are we walking on paved roads, or are we bushwhacking?

I would feel comfortable saying four days. Everything I need is in my car. I have a very manageable Get Home Bag, and can carry what I need. The type of terrain is the caveat for me. I would try to get as far as possible the first day knowing full well I will not be able to maintain that pace. The second day you will be sore and tired. You probably will not be well rested, and you won't get as far the second and subsequent days.

Off Grid Magazine did an article on this type of situation not to long ago. The author put on a Bug Out Bag, and started walking. He was walking roads; not hiking trails. The results were quite interesting.

Good post. Makes people think.

On the multi day travel bit. The second day is when you will feel the worst. By the third day you are typically starting to improve considerably and you mind is more focused on needful things rather than the soreness. Lack of sleep, or at least relaxing rest will take a toll after a few days.

 

[Frodo]

Frodo: Can we clarify a little bit. Type of terrain? Type of weather? Season? Are we walking on paved roads, or are we bushwhacking?

I would feel comfortable saying four days. Everything I need is in my car. I have a very manageable Get Home Bag, and can carry what I need. The type of terrain is the caveat for me. I would try to get as far as possible the first day knowing full well I will not be able to maintain that pace. The second day you will be sore and tired. You probably will not be well rested, and you won't get as far the second and subsequent days.

Off Grid Magazine did an article on this type of situation not to long ago. The author put on a Bug Out Bag, and started walking. He was walking roads; not hiking trails. The results were quite interesting.

Good post. Makes people think.

to clarify
This is site specific to the individual
My challenge is to make you and others think about what you would do to survive in your the area that you live in or are at .
If something were to happen you would have no time to prepare, It would happen when you were out and about doing the everyday mundane things that you do.

Can you make it home? can you make it to your bug out shack?
If it is 5' of snow in your area, Then snowshoes should be a very important part of your kit.
along with subzero carhart type apparel
have fun with this, and learn your weaknesses. it will make you stronger

As to your comment

'' He was walking roads; not hiking trails. The results were quite interesting.''
Yes I can understand that, I m olive skinned, with dark hair. I have latinos speak to me in spanish and i am not latino nor speak spanish. I call this my urban camo, LOL as long as i keep my mouth shut [sometimes impossible] I can pass through areas of a city that a blonde headed person would not safely be able to pass

 

[Morgan101]

to clarify
This is site specific to the individual
My challenge is to make you and others think about what you would do to survive in your the area that you live in or are at .
If something were to happen you would have no time to prepare, It would happen when you were out and about doing the everyday mundane things that you do.

Can you make it home? can you make it to your bug out shack?
If it is 5' of snow in your area, Then snowshoes should be a very important part of your kit.
along with subzero carhart type apparel
have fun with this, and learn your weaknesses. it will make you stronger

As to your comment

'' He was walking roads; not hiking trails. The results were quite interesting.''
Yes I can understand that, I m olive skinned, with dark hair. I have latinos speak to me in spanish and i am not latino nor speak spanish. I call this my urban camo, LOL as long as i keep my mouth shut [sometimes impossible] I can pass through areas of a city that a blonde headed person would not safely be able to pass

Perfect!! Then I will stick to my response. I am prepared to walk 75 miles in my area, with what I have with me. Weather would not be an issue, although I would challenge anybody to walk 75 miles in deep snow and freezing conditions. If that were the case, and I do have this luxury, I would wait it out somewhere indoors until the weather improved, and walking wasn't so life threatening.