What nerdy/crazy/weird stuff do you do?

[insanity]

The thing about Maine is, the zombies would have to walk hundreds of miles to get to me.  Unless we get zombie moose - you don't really hear about zombie wildlife, but zombie moose would be terrifying.  Otherwise you could probably take out all the local zombies without even reloading.  But just in case, I have a spot picked out for my all-purpose post-apocalypse survivalist compound.  Next step - learn how to make charcoal and smelt/forge iron.  Yes, I really plan to do that, which may be the nerdiest thing about me.

To me, it's just smart to be able to make your own things... wood for chairs/tables even bowls... metal for utensils... etc. They don't have to be fancy... just function.

[Guzzi]

Ah, thank God I'm not the only weirdo who thinks about stuff like that^^^ I have my Zombie Apocalypse Plan all mapped out. Including growing my own food, basic wood & metal working, where/how to get medicines....

That's not weird at all, right...?

[SevenofSeven]

Not to worry Guzzi, we live on Islands, so if our airforces and navies get it right we should be zombie free.........unless they swim.

[The Swedish Ninja]

Not to worry Guzzi, we live on Islands, so if our airforces and navies get it right we should be zombie free.........unless they swim.

Zombies can't swim, BUT, some can walk under water, so I wouldn't be so calm……

[insanity]

Ah, thank God I'm not the only weirdo who thinks about stuff like that^^^ I have my Zombie Apocalypse Plan all mapped out. Including growing my own food, basic wood & metal working, where/how to get medicines....

That's not weird at all, right...?

To me it's simply smart... being dependent on others is bad juju

Not to worry Guzzi, we live on Islands, so if our airforces and navies get it right we should be zombie free.........unless they swim.

Unless of course they start on the islands... then I'm good... :-)

[Barfly]

Rule #1) Cardio

Just sayin

[Cr33g]

I talk to myself when I'm drawing. 

 

I also talk to myself when I'm doing multimedia work.

 

And when playing video games. 

[Thom Stépan]

Talking to yourself is not crazy.

You are just ensuring intelligent conversation.

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[Cr33g]

Talking to yourself is not crazy.

You are just ensuring intelligent conversation.

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^ Totally digging this. 

[Guzzi]

Rule #1) Cardio

Just sayin

It's why I've got Zombies, Run! on my iPhone.

[Thom Stépan]

I am not much good at running [yet], which is why I have a warhammer. 

 

Oh and to add to my list some music:

Wardruna

Forefather

Soar Patrol

 

A serious discussion

 

A nice place to live

 

Would you like to know more...

[SevenofSeven]

I have to clean the bathrooms and toilets on a Tuesday, always have, it's just my little OCD thing.

[Guzzi]

 

Would you like to know more...

 

Please tell me this is a Starship Troopers reference!

[insanity]

A serious discussion

 

 

 

 

HAHAHAHAHA... a Hammery side...

[Barfly]

It's why I've got Zombies, Run! on my iPhone.

How'd they get your number? O_o

[Oramac]

The thing about Maine is, the zombies would have to walk hundreds of miles to get to me.  Unless we get zombie moose - you don't really hear about zombie wildlife, but zombie moose would be terrifying.  Otherwise you could probably take out all the local zombies without even reloading.  But just in case, I have a spot picked out for my all-purpose post-apocalypse survivalist compound.  Next step - learn how to make charcoal and smelt/forge iron.  Yes, I really plan to do that, which may be the nerdiest thing about me.

 

Do you have your Bug Out Bag and Bug Out Vehicle prepped?  

 

Not judging.  I have them too.  

[The Stranger]

Do you have your Bug Out Bag and Bug Out Vehicle prepped?  

 

Not judging.  I have them too.  

 

Nah, my region is 99.9% disaster-free.*  It's hard to imagine a realistic situation where I'd need to leave my house in a hurry and do something other than hop in my car and drive to a hotel.  And the only time I'd need to do that is a house fire or a lengthy power outage.  I'm more interested in developing otherwise-obsolete skills in the event that something permanently disrupts the supply chain that gets stuff to the middle of nowhere where I live.  You could make a case for laying in a 6-12 month food supply, though.

 

*No joke.  We're not on anybody's list of places to bomb, and we get virtually no hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, volcanoes, wildfires, floods, mudslides, etc.  The closest we get is a good blizzard/ice storm, and I'm inclined to stay in my house for those.

[Barfly]

Do you have your Bug Out Bag and Bug Out Vehicle prepped?  

 

Not judging.  I have them too.  

 Yes, but it's because I do Search and Rescue. I've pared it down quite a bit after never using a lot of the kit. It's pretty surprising what you can get along without. I suggest going out with your  BOB for 72 hours as often as is convenient just to see what you don't need (don't have to carry).

[insanity]

 Yes, but it's because I do Search and Rescue. I've pared it down quite a bit after never using a lot of the kit. It's pretty surprising what you can get along without. I suggest going out with your  BOB for 72 hours as often as is convenient just to see what you don't need (don't have to carry).

Mind if I ask what you have in yours? I've seen a few loadouts, but never by anyone that actually uses it on a regular basis.

[Oramac]

Mind if I ask what you have in yours? I've seen a few loadouts, but never by anyone that actually uses it on a regular basis.

 

I'll second this.  

[The Stranger]

Mind if I ask what you have in yours? I've seen a few loadouts, but never by anyone that actually uses it on a regular basis.

 

I'll let Barfly answer that, but it's kind of situational.  I don't think there's such a thing as a universal loadout that's going to work for everybody.  In my situation, I don't think it's necessary, so I don't have one, but I've given it some thought.

 

Here's a few questions to think about:

- Where do you live?

- What are the plausible emergencies that would force you to leave your house?

- How long would you have to gather up your gear before leaving?  Does every second count?

- Who will you be responsible for besides yourself?  What are their capabilities?

- If you had to leave your house, where would you go and how would you get there?

     - And are there any plausible scenarios where you wouldn't be able to get there?  What's the backup plan?

- What are the worst-case weather scenarios (extreme heat, extreme cold, rain, snow, sleet, high winds, etc.)?  How do those affect your plan, and what additional risks do they pose?

- What are your options for drinking water?  Do you need to carry all of it, or can you purify more as needed (or drink it unpurified and worry about it later)?

- Any known medical needs?

- What's your survivalist skill level?

- What supplies do you already have that would be useful in a survival situation?

- What's most likely to actually kill you?  What's plausible?

    - Which of those things can you prepare for, and which are pretty much unpreventable?

[Oramac]

I'll let Barfly answer that, but it's kind of situational.  I don't think there's such a thing as a universal loadout that's going to work for everybody.  In my situation, I don't think it's necessary, so I don't have one, but I've given it some thought.

 

Here's a few questions to think about:

- Where do you live?

- What are the plausible emergencies that would force you to leave your house?

- How long would you have to gather up your gear before leaving?  Does every second count?

- Who will you be responsible for besides yourself?  What are their capabilities?

- If you had to leave your house, where would you go and how would you get there?

     - And are there any plausible scenarios where you wouldn't be able to get there?  What's the backup plan?

- What are the worst-case weather scenarios (extreme heat, extreme cold, rain, snow, sleet, high winds, etc.)?  How do those affect your plan, and what additional risks do they pose?

- What are your options for drinking water?  Do you need to carry all of it, or can you purify more as needed (or drink it unpurified and worry about it later)?

- Any known medical needs?

- What's your survivalist skill level?

- What supplies do you already have that would be useful in a survival situation?

- What's most likely to actually kill you?  What's plausible?

    - Which of those things can you prepare for, and which are pretty much unpreventable?

Some good questions, for sure.  I think the very first one is most important.  For example: I live in a major city, so I've been looking at more of the Urban Bug Out Bag.  

 

Good call.  

[Barfly]

Mind if I ask what you have in yours? I've seen a few loadouts, but never by anyone that actually uses it on a regular basis.

I'll go over it from memory for now, I'll double check when I can get out to the car this afternoon.

 

My sleep/shelter system is:

 

2 reflective tarps

closed cell foam pad

 

bivy sack (experimental/wicking)

in which 

     expedition weight base layer

     heavy watch cap

     heavy wool gloves

     heavy wool socks

are rolled up, the whole put into a watertight compression bag.

 

rain pants/rain jacket

 

in one stuff sack:

alcohol stove, stand, windscreen (homemade) and a small bottle of denatured alcohol*, all stuffed into a tin can

2 freeze dried meals for 2

coffee vias, creamer packets and sweetener packets (no use living like a savage)

matches

*doubles as antiseptic

 

in another stuff sack, easily reachable:

jerky 

sunflower seeds

raisins 

clif bars or equiv

all individual portions, enough for the first day

 

water redundancy:

2-liter platypus collapsible bottle

2) 1-liter platypus collapsible bottles

liquid aquamira water purifier

aquamira tabs

survival straw filter

I carry a case of 1-liter bottles of water in the car, always

 

fire redundancy:

extra matches

cotton/vaseline

lighter

magnesium bar

flint and iron

 

misc./emergency:

emergency blanket

signalling mirror

whistle

headlamp/extra batteries

large plastic bags

gallon ziplock bags

tp, toothbrush, toothpaste

 

first aid, trauma:

3 or 4) 5x9 pads

2) ace bandages

2) gauze bandages - I forget what they're called, they look like rolled up bandanas about 30" long

duct (gorilla) tape

first aid,personal:

tylenol, advil, benadryl, immodium

misc. small bandaids

technu (individual packets)

 

technical:

2) 20' tubular webbing

2) locking carabiners

purcell prussik kit

50' 550 cord

helmet

goggles

 

in a separate harness I have:

radio

gps

map and compass

note pad, pencil, pen, sharpie

 

I carry a knife in my pocket at all times.

 

I think that's everything. I'll double check and update if needed.

[insanity]

I'll let Barfly answer that, but it's kind of situational.  I don't think there's such a thing as a universal loadout that's going to work for everybody.  In my situation, I don't think it's necessary, so I don't have one, but I've given it some thought.

 

Here's a few questions to think about:

- Where do you live?

- What are the plausible emergencies that would force you to leave your house?

- How long would you have to gather up your gear before leaving?  Does every second count?

- Who will you be responsible for besides yourself?  What are their capabilities?

- If you had to leave your house, where would you go and how would you get there?

     - And are there any plausible scenarios where you wouldn't be able to get there?  What's the backup plan?

- What are the worst-case weather scenarios (extreme heat, extreme cold, rain, snow, sleet, high winds, etc.)?  How do those affect your plan, and what additional risks do they pose?

- What are your options for drinking water?  Do you need to carry all of it, or can you purify more as needed (or drink it unpurified and worry about it later)?

- Any known medical needs?

- What's your survivalist skill level?

- What supplies do you already have that would be useful in a survival situation?

- What's most likely to actually kill you?  What's plausible?

    - Which of those things can you prepare for, and which are pretty much unpreventable?

I agree completely, but the basic stuff seems to be universal, I may need to prepare for a hurricane as opposed to tornadoes, but everyone needs water.

 

I'll go over it from memory for now, I'll double check when I can get out to the car this afternoon.

Awesome... much appreciated.

[Guzzi]

I'll go over it from memory for now, I'll double check when I can get out to the car this afternoon.

My sleep/shelter system is:

2 reflective tarps

closed cell foam pad

bivy sack (experimental/wicking)

in which

expedition weight base layer

heavy watch cap

heavy wool gloves

heavy wool socks

are rolled up, the whole put into a watertight compression bag.

rain pants/rain jacket

in one stuff sack:

alcohol stove, stand, windscreen (homemade) and a small bottle of denatured alcohol*, all stuffed into a tin can

2 freeze dried meals for 2

coffee vias, creamer packets and sweetener packets (no use living like a savage)

matches

*doubles as antiseptic

in another stuff sack, easily reachable:

jerky

sunflower seeds

raisins

clif bars or equiv

all individual portions, enough for the first day

water redundancy:

2-liter platypus collapsible bottle

2) 1-liter platypus collapsible bottles

liquid aquamira water purifier

aquamira tabs

survival straw filter

I carry a case of 1-liter bottles of water in the car, always

fire redundancy:

extra matches

cotton/vaseline

lighter

magnesium bar

flint and iron

misc./emergency:

emergency blanket

signalling mirror

whistle

headlamp/extra batteries

large plastic bags

gallon ziplock bags

tp, toothbrush, toothpaste

first aid, trauma:

3 or 4) 5x9 pads

2) ace bandages

2) gauze bandages - I forget what they're called, they look like rolled up bandanas about 30" long

duct (gorilla) tape

first aid,personal:

tylenol, advil, benadryl, immodium

misc. small bandaids

technu (individual packets)

technical:

2) 20' tubular webbing

2) locking carabiners

purcell prussik kit

50' 550 cord

helmet

goggles

in a separate harness I have:

radio

gps

map and compass

note pad, pencil, pen, sharpie

I carry a knife in my pocket at all times.

I think that's everything. I'll double check and update if needed.

Barfly - You just made top of my list of Awesome People.