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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have had multiple go bags packed for various reasons over the last few years. It is not crazy. Make it light and practical. It is likely you will need to walk a hundred miles or more to get far enough away from DC. Baltimore is 40 miles from here. There are few roads out of here, and they are backed up on a good day.[/quote]

Finally, someone who actually lives here and drives a car. If I were planning to bug out, I think a dirt bike would be the only thing with a fighting chance. Even an ebike would be better than a car.[/quote]

A mass evacuation event would be gridlock, sure. But in a lengthy power outage, you can drive to someplace else. Or, ideally, you have the supplies to stay put for 3 or 4 days and then drive. Keeping gas in the car is pretty basic prep for a lot of different scenarios.

It's fine to plan around the idea that roads will be clogged, but it's almost always going to make more sense to shelter in place a few hours or days until traffic dies down and then drive, instead of try to bike 100 miles or hike overland or whatever you're picturing. There are very few scenarios where it's unsafe to wait indoors, but safe to be moving at walking speed outdoors for days.[/quote]

The problem is that everyone else will have the same great idea, but not have enough gas in their car. The roads will be littered with abandoned vehicles. You aren't going to drive out of this area if the SHTF. Walking is going to be slow, about 20 miles a day. For every day, you need to carry food and water.[/quote]

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