the W/A finale convoy!

[7oddisdead]

As the Englishman of the group, I shall be wielding a sturdy cricket bat as my weapon of choice

nice. That truck I'm building right now? Its got a spot designed into it for hanging my flat black Louisville slugger in easy reach. So I'm the Ying to your yang

[tonyhind86]

When I first announced to my friends and colleagues that I was coming over to the States, they kept saying things like "make sure you're well prepared"

They have NO idea

[Gooer]

I'll just stroll along with my little golf club.....

[Red Shirt]

We're going to have a bigger tour entourage than Metallica

Convoy, Metallica... I thought of this:

[tonyhind86]

Convoy, Metallica... I thought of this:

Have you seen the new Metallica film, "Through the Never"? It proves that their music makes the perfect soundtrack for an apocalyptic event

[Litmaster]

So just reviewing for the audio-drama content.

we have the ex military teacher from new England, the Virginian fascinated by the occult. The fresh faced rn grad from Ohio. The British "stranger in a strange land", the mechanic brothers, and a travelling survivalist with a penchant for dying first.

no need to create characters..this shit could write itself.

...and two rednecks with big ass beards!

Heeeeeeeeeell yea... maybe we just need to create amped-up, cartoonish versions of ourselves...

You know, like our Forum personas: the idealized version of ourselves that we always wanted to be, if we were not ourselves, but wished that we were. Wait, what?

[Cabbage Patch]

I'll be driving down separately from Northern California for the Finale. I'd like to meet the convoy near Barstow/Fort Irwin, and accompany you into LA.

I've been tracking visitor information for Fort Irwin. Unfortunately there aren't any of the "Inside the Box" public tours on the calendar for July, but that is subject to change. At a minimum it should be possible to get on the base, see the armor museum and a few of the sights. I'm in the process of reaching out to old Army buddies to see if anyone has any connections we can use to get special access at Irwin. Once that's done I'll contact the base Public Affairs Office to see what can be arranged.

I'll be coming in a decent-sized SUV in case you need to spread out a bit for the final leg of the trip.

Sadly there isn't much to see in Barstow...a nice McDonalds built into old train cars but that's about it.

I'm happy to help with planning for the LA tour. Has anyone heard what the venue will be yet?

[7oddisdead]

I'll be driving down separately from Northern California for the Finale. I'd like to meet the convoy near Barstow/Fort Irwin, and accompany you into LA.

I've been tracking visitor information for Fort Irwin. Unfortunately there aren't any of the "Inside the Box" public tours on the calendar for July, but that is subject to change. At a minimum it should be possible to get on the base, see the armor museum and a few of the sights. I'm in the process of reaching out to old Army buddies to see if anyone has any connections we can use to get special access at Irwin. Once that's done I'll contact the base Public Affairs Office to see what can be arranged.

I'll be coming in a decent-sized SUV in case you need to spread out a bit for the final leg of the trip.

Sadly there isn't much to see in Barstow...a nice McDonalds built into old train cars but that's about it.

I'm happy to help with planning for the LA tour. Has anyone heard what the venue will be yet?

firstly...sounds awesome man. glady meet up with ya in Barstow and head over to Irwin.

if you find anything out about Irwin, let myself or lit know. personally I get a bit weird about visiting places like that. I just feel like its not a place civilians like myself should be tourists at, but if the group wants to go...the group wants to go.

personally, if we find the phone booth near Barstow that jonny depp made the call from in fear and loathing in las vegas..my life would be complete!!

again, get in touch with me or lit on the la tour, we have a couple ideas we should spitball around between the three of us. and the venue isn't confirmed yet...but we will all know at the same time...so yea. @me or fb or text sometime when ya can. well hammer out the details.

good to have ya onboard as a local!(ish)

[kek]

Every time I come to this thread I just want to go on this more and more! And I have two swords in a double scabbard (gotta love stalkers who give you weapons)... I will stick with those as weapons for this. Maybe a bow as well

And it was -6 degrees here when I woke up this morning with a windchill of -15 to -30... My hair was still wet and literally froze on my way out to my car to go to class. Can we just go to California now? I'll take their version of cold...

[Cabbage Patch]

..I have two swords in a double scabbard (gotta love stalkers who give you weapons)...

Probably best to leave the armaments at home. California has surprisingly strict, highly technical weapons laws that seem designed to trip you up. And LA County just enacted ridiculous knife control laws (no folding blades longer than 3", restrictions on carrying any edged weapon in any public place, etc.). If the SHTF while you're here I'd be happy to help you arm up.

..Can we just go to California now? I'll take their version of cold...

I don't know, it barely hit 60 yesterday, and it's been getting near freezing at night!