posted on Jan, 28 2007 @ 03:10 PM
hi , the core of my reply in the
water thread revolved around the nessecity for
:
mapping / route planning and terrain awareness
having good uptodate mapps @ 1:25000 scale - of at least the area around your home is vital
as is a degree of route planning :
to ensure that you can " hop " from one water source to the next on your bug out route
this also applies to caches , safe bivvy sites , freinds places etc
do NOT just have one route in mind - you have to be flexible - you will not always get to choose your start point
but KISS , rooute planning should be general and vaguely fluid
you do not need to attempt to plan every eventuality
ideally - project a 10mile square grid over your map - from your start point to j=your objective
10 miles is a reasonable expectation for 1 day or 1/2 a days travel assuming on foot
so being able to " hop " through two
PS - never bypass a safe bivvy or other rescource , just because you have 5 hours light left
its often better to rest / restock / re evaluate the plan - than press on