Our rig (truck/camper)is fairly well set-up and stocked the majority of the time. So for basic delays and such, we are fairly well prepared. I can/do carry 26 gallons of water on board, have 2 or 3 10 pound propane tanks, as well as usually a weeks worth of food and stuff. we carry the basics are far as tools go, first aid kit (a dog first aid kit) and a full complement of recovery and protect-me gear. I also always have the InReach with us, and when out in the back-country keep it running and make sure to have sent a link to at least one friend so they can track us online.
Having said that, I remember listening to an interview with Les Stroud once. He had written a book on people who either survived disasters/plane crashes/getting lost/etc, and those that didn't. The one thing he said he learned above all others was that the folks that survivors had a mental will to live. He recounted stories of folks perishing mere kilometers from civilization while others crawled on their belly through winter conditions with a broken leg for miles to survive. He also interviewed a number of plane crash survivors and said that every one had a plan in their head to escape a crashed plane. From counting aisles to all the exits, reading the actual emergency card they hand out, keeping your seatbelt on all the time and wearing appropriate clothing and shoes, to a senior lady grabbing her husband and crawling over all the seats and people to make it out the exit while others sat and waited for someone to come rescue them.
Having said that, I remember listening to an interview with Les Stroud once. He had written a book on people who either survived disasters/plane crashes/getting lost/etc, and those that didn't. The one thing he said he learned above all others was that the folks that survivors had a mental will to live. He recounted stories of folks perishing mere kilometers from civilization while others crawled on their belly through winter conditions with a broken leg for miles to survive. He also interviewed a number of plane crash survivors and said that every one had a plan in their head to escape a crashed plane. From counting aisles to all the exits, reading the actual emergency card they hand out, keeping your seatbelt on all the time and wearing appropriate clothing and shoes, to a senior lady grabbing her husband and crawling over all the seats and people to make it out the exit while others sat and waited for someone to come rescue them.
