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Originally Posted by dyna mo
many had to go without for 11 days at least. prior to that, i had only prepared for 6 days but i beefed-up after hearing that.
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I'm pretty sure I saw posts on this very board from a few who said their bug-in lasted 2-3 weeks.
But to me that's minimal. I'd like to think I could survive for far longer than that if I had to, but after my extremely incomplete experiment I know without a doubt that while on the food front I would be okay for several months I would be in serious trouble in other areas.
Having worked at the hospital for so long years ago I do have a lot of medical supplies, bandages and implements and such. Water-wise I'm prepared for a few days, a week at most. Security-wise I'd have to say barring some melee weapons (baseball bat, lead pipe) and my years of martial arts and security training I'd be screwed in a major breakdown of society. I'd be at the mercy of a gang of any size more than four or five or any lone gun-toting intruder.
You having a 5 day bugout bag is quite awesome, and more preparedness than most. I can think of several apartment dwellers I know who wouldn't last more than a day and they'd be out of water and sustenance. I know a couple of ladies who'd be eating their cats after a week.