Logistics - Moving 1000 people across America
Logistics - Moving 1000 people across America
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If 1000 physically fit citizens desire to walk as a group from Calif. to New York what logistic services would they require. Bus support?
Are thre any situations where this has already occured?
Any reports/books on the subject?
Are thre any situations where this has already occured?
Any reports/books on the subject?





RE: Logistics - Moving 1000 people across America
Seriously though, i would think that it would take some planning. If they were all setting off at the same time, and on the same route, then just think about what you would need to carry out the task for one person, then scale accordingly. You would probably need tents, stop off in logical places with the required essentials, food, water etc. You need to be aware that 1000 people arriving at a town of population 73 somewhere in the back end of beyond, is likely to cause problems. Emergency services wil need to be aware and prepared.
It seems difficult to comprehend at the onset, but once you break it down and start planning, things should come together, and you will find things you have initially missed.
RE: Logistics - Moving 1000 people across America
Assuming 3 mph, which is only OK for flats, that's 333 hrs; assuming an average of 6 hrs per day, that's over 55 days of walking. That's a lot of clothing to either carry around or wash every few days.
Probably need to figure something like 3(?) cubic ft of luggage per person to lug around.
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RE: Logistics - Moving 1000 people across America
- transport of clothing, shelter, and misc.
- possible meals,
- for those who will need to be picked up (due to injury or illness)
- support crew and communications equipment
Just can't assume everyone will walk the target distance each day;
Also, my daughter (who was and is in very good shape) walked the DC area Avon Breast Cancer walkathon. It was ~26 miles the first day, and an additional 12 miles the second day.
Despite her general condition, plus several months of training, it was a challenge, especially as she got a few painful blisters. AT the "evening stop" there was a LARGE first aid tent; several tents for massages and the like, several tents for food, and hundreds of tents in a field.
It was no simple undertaking.
RE: Logistics - Moving 1000 people across America
Something not yet mentioned above is timing. When and where to you plan to traverse the Rockies? It sort of stops being a walk, skips right past being a hike, and becomes more of an adventure at that point. You probably won't want to be there in December...
40818 makes a couple of really interesting points. Be careful about overloading small town USA.
I agree that the mentions about physical fitness is also pretty important. People better train in advance for months to walk 10-20 miles a day, depending on what the target distance is during the actual journey.
Assign leadership, and also you're probably going to want to get some legal advice before recruiting your adventurers. In today's sick society, this has potential law suit written all over it. Find out how to protect yourself.
Get a business mgr and contact the energy/athletic companies and get some sponsorship. The journey would be a fun public interest story for journalists, and that attracts $$.
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RE: Logistics - Moving 1000 people across America
I have a friend who is currently in training for a breast cancer walk in the Seattle area. The walk will be 20 miles a day for three days for a total of 60 miles.
She and the rest of them are training for about six months for this. The problem is that most anyone, even in bad shape can walk 20 miles in one day. Two days in a row knocks out about 80% of the population. And almost nobody can do it three days in a row without significant training. So doing it every day for months is something that will take a year or more of conditioning for everyone involved.
I think that the training -- and making sure that everyone keeps it up for a year -- will be your biggest obstacle.
-T
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RE: Logistics - Moving 1000 people across America
The biggest organisational problems include:
- Local approvals/support for road closures, access to municipal campgrounds or showgrounds.
- Sanitation and water supply.
RE: Logistics - Moving 1000 people across America