Bicyles too!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bicycles are indeed to perfect WTSHTF machine. I’ve been testing out various scenarios to get from the city place to the lake. (45 miles).
Riding bikes to get out of dodge offers the best solution. We have tried it 3 times. Average door to door speed is a leisurely 10 miles an hour. There are dozens of alternative dirt trails, paths, and quiet roads. We’ll be riding quietly along, independent of anything. Meanwhile, the highways will see epic traffic jams. cars ain’t going to be moving 10 MPH.
We’ve also tested how much gear and/or supplies one can load on ordinary bikes. It’s amazing how much a heavy duty rack and simple fold out racks can carry. A couple of bunguee cords and some rope tied in trucker’s hitch.
The beauty of bikes in a SHTF scenario is they are cheap, there are millions of them, easy to fix, no fuel, no electrical components.
riding a junky bike in a group with some rope tied on some lumpy packages stowed in the back also does not make for a juicy target of plunder.
My kids and I have also tested the scenario for getting into the nearest town from the lake. It’s 5 miles one way. perfected my doable in a SHTF scenario.
Warning the first few times you try this, you’ll realize how poor of shape you are. But after a few months of simple everyday cycling for errands on weekends, you find it easy.