Closest things I've had to a "get home bag scenario". Generally my scenario is about getting home from where ever I am and doesn't involve E&E from "authorities".
1. The Northeast Blackout of 2003. - I worked in Detroit. The blackout emptied _all_ of the offices in the financial district. No elevators so I had to go down the stairs from the 27th floor. Fortunately I was reasonable physical condition. There were some people at the head of the stairway procession who were not and believe me they were holding things up.
If this had been a second 9-11 scenario or a fire, I think they would have been tossed over the stair rails.
I lived in a burb about 10 miles away from the Detroit River. My bug out bag consisted of my Dodge Caravan and a detailed knowledge of the back streets. I avoided the highways and drove about 3 hours through primarily residential areas.
Level of difficulty - No GPS.
2. September 11 2001. - I worked in the same office as #1. They pretty much closed Detroit. Drove home via the residential streets. Same as above. Except the elevators worked.
The advantage of being there as opposed to elsewhere is that most of the Detroit area is laid out like a grid. People use street names like navigators use longitude and latitude.
So, aside from good physical conditioning, a not too heavy bag of equipment, local knowledge of roads is pretty invaluable. Otherwise, you probably can't carry enough food to get from A to B.
1. The Northeast Blackout of 2003. - I worked in Detroit. The blackout emptied _all_ of the offices in the financial district. No elevators so I had to go down the stairs from the 27th floor. Fortunately I was reasonable physical condition. There were some people at the head of the stairway procession who were not and believe me they were holding things up.
If this had been a second 9-11 scenario or a fire, I think they would have been tossed over the stair rails.
I lived in a burb about 10 miles away from the Detroit River. My bug out bag consisted of my Dodge Caravan and a detailed knowledge of the back streets. I avoided the highways and drove about 3 hours through primarily residential areas.
Level of difficulty - No GPS.
2. September 11 2001. - I worked in the same office as #1. They pretty much closed Detroit. Drove home via the residential streets. Same as above. Except the elevators worked.
The advantage of being there as opposed to elsewhere is that most of the Detroit area is laid out like a grid. People use street names like navigators use longitude and latitude.
So, aside from good physical conditioning, a not too heavy bag of equipment, local knowledge of roads is pretty invaluable. Otherwise, you probably can't carry enough food to get from A to B.
