Traveling by Foot-Walking

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Pacing For Distance
https://www.survivalresources.com/pacing-for-distance.html

When using a compass, it is often necessary to go a certain distance in a given direction, and you would like to have a general idea of how far you have traveled. A way to measure distance is pace counting. It takes two steps to make a pace. When walking, always start out with your left foot, and count every time your right foot hits the ground. That means that you have taken two steps and that is one pace.

In order to do this, you will need a good estimate of your pace, in length. ---CONTINUED---

Includes:
Determining Your Pace
Recording Paces Taken

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Walk A Mile In Your Shoes, Part 1-The Importance of Conditioning Yourself To Walk
https://tracemypreps.wordpress.com/2011/12/

Walking. Our ancestors have been doing it since, well, a long time ago. We tend to underestimate the amount of energy and muscle exertion that goes into walking; especially when carrying a pack. We take walking for granted, heck we do it every day what’s the big deal? But do you walk any distance on a regular basis? When was the last time you took a good long walk? How did your body feel after that walk? How did your body feel the next day? Do you believe you’re in good walking condition?

To train yourself to walk any significant distance, you must ... ---CONTINUED---

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This includes a lot of info about packing light, knowing your route and not much about the actual act of 'walking'



Prepping for Long Distance Hikes
https://www.survivalsullivan.com/prepping-long-distance-hikes/

(SNIP) ... During the era of exploration and empire building travel and exploration often relied on lots of equipment and ‘creature comforts’ carried by massive teams of porters. This meant that expeditions couldn’t move very fast or cover much ground.

Thanks to explorers such as British Hudson Bay Company employee Samuel Hearne, who after two failed expeditions to find The Coppermine River recognized that by adopting the Indian strategy of light weight travel coupled with foraging on the journey he could extend the range of his expeditions and reach his goals. ---CONTINUED---

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How Much Ground Can You Cover Each Day Walking with Your BOB?
https://www.askaprepper.com/how-much-ground-can-you-cover-each-day-walking-with-your-bob/

(SNIP) ... There are a lot of attractions to bugging out on foot. Maybe the biggest is that it’s reliable. It doesn’t matter if there’s an EMP powerful enough to immobilize all but the most hardened vehicles. Doesn’t matter if refugees, military checkpoints, flood waters or volcanic ash have closed all the roads. If you’re traveling on foot you can just keep going, adjusting your route as necessary.

Of course there’s a down side too, which is that traveling on foot is slow. Your trip to your BOL is probably going to be measured in days, not hours – and just to make it worse, a lot of us underestimate how many days it’s going to take. ---CONTINUED---