The BOL is 3 days by foot....we have cashes along the way.

We have radios....and pre-determined pick up points and way to mark said points as being occupied for retrieval.(example: first cashe has a radio with a true 7 mile range....and reflective stickers to place on road signs....if a retrieval team sees the sticker....they know the pick up point is occupied....they signal....we signal...we meet and go to BOL.

This may seem a bit extreme....but we have families....i.e. kids....and a forced march for them is not always an option.

Once a year....the family who would be picked up on the route....rotate the batteries and MREs in the cash...for they are the ones who picked their location and contents. I keep 2 boxes of 100rd bulk 9mm...along with 5 MREs....and 2 sets of batts for the radio.

I have rotated twice.

I pray I'll have my BOB if we have to hoof it.