Weight Limit

[Northumbriman]

I think in your initial thread you summed up the issue here. What you carry daily in case you are caught away from home is not going to be the same as what you might carry away from home if you were forced to leave. What I mean is that for most of us we work away from our home base and if something happens it is likely we will be caught away from home. In that scenario your initial drive is likely to get as quickly and safely as possible back to home and family to re-group, assess and dig in if possible. If things become desperate and a bug out is forced from there you would then be looking at maxing the kit you can safely carry and it would not matter how you looked at that point! I cycle 9 miles to work and back daily so my "kit" is practically non-existent. I would rely on getting home asap so instead of carrying kit I worry about routes. Which is quickest, least exposed, least likely to flood, etc. I know the routes and side routes inside out. I know where I can shelter and if required hide out along the routes.

From home out into the wild I would have to work on carrying not only for myself but extra for my kids. What you carry is for comfort in the main.