This is getting more than a little tiresome. I can understand some debate over whether or not something will work, but I would really appreciate it if you stopped this crap with claiming something I never began to hint. I am not leading a damn thing, I have no desire to lead anything, and am well aware that I would do a piss poor job if I attempted to lead anything, even if I could find others not willing to slit my throat, I'm talking about a desperate plan to survive that involves me getting the hell away from everyone and everything else, most likely to end in my death either on the way, or not too long afterwardsjdun said:
-The marines in boot camp carry significantly more weight, go at a faster pace, and go further in a single day than I ever would, while yelling at the top of their lungs much of the way. I go the distance at a slow pace, with regular breaks, enjoying the scenery on the way. Far, far easier than what they have to put up with.
-I work in rural America sir. In one of the more heavily forested regions of the nation. I don't have to travel the whole way, or even a significant portion of it offroad, just remain flexible enough to avoid the occasional roadblock by taking a different road or cutting through someone's farm/yard for a short distance.
-Typical cap on a gas reservoir has two lids, one resembling a smaller version of the manholes you see every day, and another below it sealed with a lock. Break that lock and lowering something in is simple.
-I said a pickaxe would be the ideal tool, not that it would be the only possible option, or that it is something incredibly common. a regular axe, a straight claw hammer, a standard hammer and a nail, and dozens of other possible tools exist. I just singled out the pick as the most convenient in terms of reliably punching a hole with minimal effort or swings.
-Flipping a car on its side with jacks and blocks is entirely possible, if not necessarily easy, or safe, doesn't require much strength either if the jack is worth anything at all. I've helped do the reverse before, with a top heavy tractor stuck in a tight spot we couldn't quite reach with other equipment. Much more difficult and much heavier than a car would be, we did have the help of another tractor to pull it up the last 50 degrees or so via a chain however.
-I listed more weapons than any military person would carry to battle, with no intention of handling more than a single rifle and side arm at once, or even necessarily at all. For a variety of reasons, including the possibility of notifying other humans I am in the area, I'd rather go the entire trip without firing a shot.jdun said:
-If you paid attention, I acknowledged that the radio and other items may be useless in the long run. However, the satellites required to keep the GPS and satphone operational will remain in orbit and functional long after I would normally die of old age, with the phone possibly remaining useful if there are places in the world that didn't fall into anarchy. The radio, even if I never use it to communicate with others, can warn me if people are in the region. I can navigate somewhat without the GPS, but it will make finding alternative routes on the way up far easier, not to mention finding a safe place to stop.
