16 Days trapped in RV with in-laws...not a new Dinero/Stiller movie

The Strivers family planned an overnight trip to the Pacific Coast in Oregon, but their RV skid
off the road and into the snowy mountain terrain while taking the scenic route home. A trip that
usually consists of four hours turned into sixteen days stranded in the south western Pacific
mountains after being terribly lost on the roads. Luckily, the family had a heavy supply of
dehydrated food, propane for heat, melted snow for water, and engine fuel for electricity. The
family included Mr. Strivers, his wife and two young children, and his in-laws the
Higginbothams. The family watched the news broadcasts of their disappearance on a portable
television, but they were too far out of range to communicate through cell phones. Finally after
16 days in the wilderness, Mr. Strivers and his wife took tents, blankets, and food and hiked out
for about one day until they met some federal Bureau of Land Management rangers, thus being
rescued from their desertion. Mr. Higginbotham said that the lot of them spent their time reading
and talking, and that the ordeal was no biggie because the adults were experienced outdoorsmen.
Mr. Higginbothams said, "We have lived that way in the middle of nowhere, we know how to
live this way.”

The trek of the Strivers and Higginbothams is reminiscent of the treks of pioneers that ventured
to the Pacific coast in the 19th century. Unemployed workers and farmers down on their luck
joined wagon trains heading out to California, Oregon, and other western states. They faced
disease, harsh weather, and many people dying on the journey across the country. They did not
have propane gas, engine fuel, televisions, or RV’s. They had canvas covered wooden wagons
and limited supplies, and the trek lasted from a few months to over a year. A well known wagon
train party is the Donner Party. The leader of the party made poor navigating choices, and ended
up stranded in the mountains during the winte. The families in the party ultimately started eating
the members who froze to death, due to lack of rations, and they most definitely did not have a
supply of dehydrated food.