I wonder if they fell victim to the (fairly common across political affiliations and circumstances) problem where the supply of enthusiastic noobs is large enough to strain the logistical resources of the competent detail oriented types; while the competent detail oriented types are too optimistic or too weakly placed to organize the enthusiasts into a net gain rather than a net drain.
It only takes one person to bring a generator, if they have access to one; but even if somebody brought a nauseatingly large stash of MREs, every underprepared well-wisher who decides to tag along is either another person eating through that supply more quickly or someone who has to be excluded from full group participation at the risk of morale damage/disaffection.
Getting more traction than you expect; but less useful support than you need, can definitely bite you. Of course, because this is true, sending out a call for supplies-to-sustain-the-larger-than-expected-movement is also a deceptive signalling option if you wish to suggest a groundswell of grassroots momentum without explicitly lying about the portion of the project that is in fact basically just you and a few supporters too casual to be of much practical use.
I don’t know which this case is(or whether I’m wrong on both counts); but it’s pretty common whenever you have a movement that wants increased membership or support; but runs the risk of attracting supporters who are more counterproductive than helpful.
Leads me to a though. A small turbine, derived from model aircraft jet engines, if possible designed for several different fuels from gasoline to diesel to natural gas or propane (could be a set of manifolds with burners, with shared combustion chambers). A generator, adapted from a high-speed motor, again model-aircraft class. High-rpm allows packing couple kilowatts into a fairly small form factor and just a few kilograms. Rectify, smooth, use as either a DC source for devices with switching power supplies or with an inverter. Could be a nice highly portable tactical generator.
…also needs some radio gear, possibly software-defined-radio based, for longer-range communication in case of cell network being down or jammed. Wideband SDR allows frequency agility that could counter most jamming approaches.
My theory is they’re really there because they saw on Facebook that they will get $1,000,000 if they stay in a cabin in the woods for a month with no TV or Internet. If they don’t have those they should at least have snacks, it makes sense.
Indeed, when you put words in the mouth of someone its totally not ad hominem. But when you pretend an animated gif is me doing that to you, the possibilities are… what was that word you said when upset over being denied a verbal sensible answer? oh yes… “Depra depra”. The possibilities are ‘depra depra’ once you know for sure that it’s THEM. Ready. Fire. Aim.
The one thing I’m concerned about is the impact these yahoo’s will have on the ecology of the place. It’s a wild life refuge. And they have no food and soon no heat. Not a far stretch to imagine they’ll be chopping down trees and hunting animals.
So . . . any Federal officials who approach will be shot, but the “liberal media” is welcome to come in and take photos?
I guess that’s a bag of potatoes in the back corner, but I thought it might be dry dog food for a second.
How soon before they’re fighting over ‘who-gets-what for dinner’, and shouting “No, I brought the ramen, git yer own damn ramen or shut up and eat your can of Del Monte cling peaches!”
