I would like to point out something I consider to be a real issue for urban situations: good shoes! When we purposefully go into the wilderness most of us have footwear that we deem appropriate. But how many of us wear dress shoes to work that would be horrible for that 20-mile walk out... or 20 blocks, for that matter? Especially the ladies with those high heels. Guys like Matt are probably good-to-go since he'd likely be wearing his EMS duty shoes.

I work in an office on an industrial site but our dress code is pretty casual, so I can already be wearing comfortable, supportive shoes from Merrell, Columbia, or something like that. For those of you stuck with wearing more formal footwear, consider stashing some "bugout" shoes at your desk or vehicle.