Berzerker Planning

[guyfie]

Friday I will pack

Comments

[marsgov]

Just checking: the location is here?

I drive an MR2 which has decent but not 4WD access; I'm wondering if it's possible to make it to the sands in that vehicle.

Assuming no last-minute work emergencies, I should arrive Weds. evening and depart sometime on Sunday. My main question is whether or not there's drinking water.

[guyfie]

Yes. That is the parking lot. The stampsands are the vast wasteland just north of there, down the hill.

The road John McKana put in is suitable for any normal car to make it with ease.

There is no drinkable well water.

[marsgov]

Then I should bring in water sufficient for the weekend?

[guyfie]

Lots of people will have water. It is 16 miles to the supermarket in Calumet and at least a dozen cars go that far every day. So it isn't quite as primitive as you might think. If you bring a couple of gallons it should be sufficient.

[antisorbate]

I've seen a couple of Priuses down on the sands, and they have very low clearance. Unless the trail has degraded a lot since last year, you should be fine.

The water system will probably be set up Wednesday when Kevin starts camping. He has the filter setup. The water is drainage from Copper Falls mine (Groundwater), that runs above ground as a creek for a couple hundred feet. We pick it up at the top of the hill, and use gravity to pressurise it. Unfiltered taps supply the shower, handwashing, and beer cooler (growndwater temp in the area is 46F) There is a filter for drinking water. The final filter is a Daulton Sterasyl cartridge filter, if you want to look up the potability credentials.

[kevinnickerson]

Bah! This is not camping, it only looks like camping. The shower heater can put out live steam. Most people prefer to cool it down a bit from that.

[oneiromancer666]

"This is not camping, it only looks like camping."

::chuckle::

Members of General Technics are the kind of people you want as friends when the zombie apocalypse comes.

[madtechie2718]

We'll be arriving in Chicago on Sunday, then taking a leisurely drive up; stopping off on the way and arriving at Centennial early Tuesday evening.

BTW - beware of using a GPS for the final segment - my TomTom with last year's map tried to take us through a chained private entrance off the Cutoff Road...

Only time will tell if this year's new map is fixed...

[antisorbate]

The Nature Conservancy has upset some locals there because they buy up land that used to have roads, trails, and places people liked to go. They then gate it to restrict access. I got an earful from a handicapped elderly local who used a 4 wheel ATV to get out and about year before last. They blocked his access to some places including IIRC Mount Baldy. He wanted to stop and thank the "Owner of the Sands" for not doing that.

[luciferian]

I'm thinking about it

[guyfie]

I have tons of camping gear. All you need is a vehicle, or to hitch a ride with someone.

[blackiethedark]

I really wish I could go. I think that explosions would make me feel much better and help to put things back into perspective. Have a great time.

[luciferian]

i'll keep you in the loop if a possible ride develops

Supplies....

[madtechie2718]

Pyrotechnics and more pyrotechnics.

Oh yes, and rocket engines (pref E, F or G, long burn)with fuse or spitter wire...

I had a big stock, gradually depleted over the last several years - I think Jeff stored some in an old ammo box, don't know if there are any left.

Work has been rather stressful of late, so looking forward to a nice relaxing time...

See you soon!

Re: Supplies....

[guyfie]

I just ordered you 10 - G engines with a 4 second burn.