I finally have the time, and access to the internet to reply in this thread.
I have quite a few transportation options available to me in case I must relocate, bug out, or evacuate.
Last, of course, is shank's mare, with just my EDC items.
Next to last is again shank's mare, but with a 10# - 15# pack, which is the maximum I can carry for any distance.
Before that, hopefully, I will be able to pull/push the loaded game cart, though still on foot.
I do not currently have a bicycle or moped, though I hope to have one or the other as an option. The bicycle might be ridden, with or without a trailer, or pushed with gear loaded onto it.
I have enough offers to be picked up by several amazing friends that I can realistically include motorized transport for at least part, if not all, of my travel plans.
Of course, first choice is to be able to load up my game cart (and a bike or moped) in my truck, along with additional supplies, into my truck, and use it to get to where I am going.
Along with the above possibilities, I have not ruled out various forms of hitch-hiking and/or 'riding the rails'. Not just catching a ride with what is on my back, but making arrangements to carry much of my gear, as well. By passenger vehicle, work truck, semi-truck, ship/barge, aircraft, and various rail cars. Either with permission, and possibly without.
Now, a few notes about the routes I might take. Some are dependent on which method of travel I will be employing. Which can be modified by what the chances are that I might have to switch methods. A straight vehicle route might be less practical if it is likely I will have to abandon the vehicle and use a bike or be on foot. A route that would make that easier, even if not the best route to take a vehicle all the way. Given the correct vehicle or vehicle modification, railroad tracks (under very specific conditions and circumstances) are an option. Not just motorized vehicles, but self-powered as well.
Routes also take into account various weather events, whether part of the disaster or simply a factor in the bug-out. Deep snow, extreme cold, heavy rain, flooding, high heat, and high winds can all be factors in the route chosen.
Of course, final destination is a major factor, but there are situations where I simply will not be able 'to get there from here and will have to go somewhere else first to get there'. Taking a round-about route may be necessary due to physical circumstances, or could simply be a tactical or strategic consideration to prevent others from discerning just exactly where you are really headed.
I try to keep an open mind about possibilities, and to think outside the box a bit, when considering transportation options.
Just my opinion.
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