Can you use your BOB and GHB?

[Scythe13]

Hi Everyone

As requested, we now have the Fitness section! It's under the Medical banner/category.

Right, here is a very beautiful question that may upset a load of people. It's not an offense to anyone. So please don't take it personally. Also, only answer this is you have actually done it. Survival needs to work with facts, not opinions.

Okay, here goes:

In a SHTF scenario, those of you away from home, whether for your job or on a weekend away, could you grab your GHB's (Get Home Bag) and travel the distance to your home to get to your preps?

Alternatively, if you were at home and you needed to bug out, how far/long could you genuinely carry that pack for?


I know many people will say things like "I can carry my BOB for 100 miles!" and things like that. Unless that is a tried and tested thing, I hate to say it, but you probably couldn't. I've been checking about what people have in their BOB's and all that, and some of those bags are like

90lbs or more. I know that's a big weight and not all bags will be like that. But after a couple of miles, a bag's weight will increase by 10%-15%. Even a 45lb bag will be weighing 60+lbs after a good few days walk.

Let's not forget, after TSHTF, you'll want to bug out quickly, and roads may not be an option. You don't want to saunter or meander away from a hub of chaos. You want to shift like the wind.

So.....come on people, what're your answers?




Mine......
GHB, I can run a pretty good pace for 5 miles, with a little walking (tried and tested today through Bristol city)

BOB, I can move at an above average walk for 12 miles, minimum (tried and tested in January during my winter camp with Alybear). However, I don't think I could do that by myself. AlyBear was carry some of the equipment. All on, I could probably do about 8-9, but that's not tried and tested.