Balance

Woods will not be standing, and one will have to be making one's way through downed trees and rubble in the rain. Here, one needs the center of gravity as low as possible and also needs absolutely free use of arms and shoulders. The normal back pack, whether internal or external frame is simply too big and one must pack gear too high to maintain a low enough center of gravity. One thing that was also not mentioned in the alt.survival posts, that I consider absolutely essential for post pole shift travel/survival is a hiking staff. I can't number the times I would have stumbled, most likely causing injury, had I not had that "third leg" to catch myself or stabilize myself on tricky footing. Luckily, one can obtain a suitable hiking staff anywhere along the way.

Offered by Ron.