Ok, I've started a new thought process . . . well, new for me. Maybe new for you too. This is new for me because the plan requires me to do more than make a list then think about routes we should take versus getting off the trails.
You need to bug out (of town) on foot/bike . . . . . . . .
Worse case scenario you must leave at night, on foot, stay in the shadows (along houses, in alleys/woods . .) silently . . . . On map plot current flood plains/zones then add (2 blocks?? 2 miles??) . . . How far can your group walk In Silence (No Noise from footsteps either so practice walking like Cherokee!!)
Don't forget to add surrounding prisons and jails to your map then draw red circles around these at a distance you feel comfortable walking if power is out and they've all been released onto the streets . . . .
Now, you need viable hidden overnight locations for your family at intervals equal to the distance your family can walk in a day/night. These locations need to provide solid hidden areas large enough for your family to sleep. A good friend suggested an abandoned rail car. I'm also thinking about abandoned houses or caves. Even an unused, empty dumpster could be a solid, weatherproof hide away and, if tipped on it's side, would be easy to get into.
Practice these routes and options looking for flaws.
Here, in Joliet, we are buried under snow which fell heavily Saturday and Sunday, but was only cleared today (Wednesday) showing , if the GOV can't even handle plowing snow, we're totally on our own in a true disaster!! With deep snow I will be doing my maps first then driving along proposed routes getting at least a vague idea of what we're doing. Once I've done this, we'll begin a more in depth exploration.
Eventually I'd like to hike from home to our first overnight spot and actually spend the night. As we'll need to have more than one route out of town, there will be a lot of hiking and exploring. And this has me wondering if any of our favorite trails have good overnight spots?
What points have I missed?
What are you doing to prep for this sort is scenario?
You need to bug out (of town) on foot/bike . . . . . . . .
Worse case scenario you must leave at night, on foot, stay in the shadows (along houses, in alleys/woods . .) silently . . . . On map plot current flood plains/zones then add (2 blocks?? 2 miles??) . . . How far can your group walk In Silence (No Noise from footsteps either so practice walking like Cherokee!!)
Don't forget to add surrounding prisons and jails to your map then draw red circles around these at a distance you feel comfortable walking if power is out and they've all been released onto the streets . . . .
Now, you need viable hidden overnight locations for your family at intervals equal to the distance your family can walk in a day/night. These locations need to provide solid hidden areas large enough for your family to sleep. A good friend suggested an abandoned rail car. I'm also thinking about abandoned houses or caves. Even an unused, empty dumpster could be a solid, weatherproof hide away and, if tipped on it's side, would be easy to get into.
Practice these routes and options looking for flaws.
Here, in Joliet, we are buried under snow which fell heavily Saturday and Sunday, but was only cleared today (Wednesday) showing , if the GOV can't even handle plowing snow, we're totally on our own in a true disaster!! With deep snow I will be doing my maps first then driving along proposed routes getting at least a vague idea of what we're doing. Once I've done this, we'll begin a more in depth exploration.
Eventually I'd like to hike from home to our first overnight spot and actually spend the night. As we'll need to have more than one route out of town, there will be a lot of hiking and exploring. And this has me wondering if any of our favorite trails have good overnight spots?
What points have I missed?
What are you doing to prep for this sort is scenario?
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