I guess the best way for me to answer is by past results. The key for us is to plan ahead and react quickly in an effort to gain time for dealing with less strength and stamina.

Our most common emergency sitch is hurricanes. My family bugged out 3 out of 4 times last year. I start bringing preps upstairs into our stilt house when a storm is 4 days out, thus allowing for help from friends and smaller loads. My wife and teen daughters BO to my mother-inlaws home in Cent. Fl. with plenty of time to spare.

However, after Hurr. Dennis, age caught up with me and I learned a valuable lesson. I strained my back BIG TIME when twisting and pulling to tie off a tension line to my truck as I prepared to drop a damaged tree. I was totally useless for several days of the aftermath clean up. I now take great care when dealing with any heavy labor.

In a fast moving sitch you just have to do the best you can, accept physical limitation, don't panic and work smarter not harder.