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Yup... I don't think I'll be able to make it either....
Kind of a long drive for me....

 

Well that would come a lot closer to being doable for me. Still not positive I could make it but post more details if it comes more likely and can see.

 

I'll have to see how things look closer to time but may be able to work out the Tulsa thing. Is there any place around the area to toss up a tent? Know by chance what the spaces run?

 

Cool, I havent even been to a gun show in probably 15 years and my old lady has never been. If shes realy nice I may let her come too if Im able to afford to come. lol

 

I would love to go to Knob Creek again. That was so much fun (and I need to get me another shirt or a hat from there again - tore the shirt from the last time).

Yep I've been once during the spring.

But I need more warning to plan and this year for me I think will be a no go. Not because of the distance (and I don't mind flying even with the restrictions), but because of all the other expenditures...I just love looking through all the stuff (well at least for a day or so).

Plus it would be enjoyable to meet up with any of you.

T

 

Maybe we see how this goes, and next spring do it again TLynn, this time with you making the trip.

Minuteman, I look forward to meeting you if you can make it.

Monkeyman, I understand. Maybe next spring will be better for all of us.

Sounds like some are starting to think about reginal meetings, I think that is a good idea.

Will be interesting to see how this plays out......

Phishi

 

To be honest Im not to likely to make it out of the midwest unless things change quite a bit but who knows.

 

I have a few guys from work who have gone to KC. They have asked me to go this year again.

but if this ftf group thing get rolling, that would push me over the edge to go.

I would be coming from Maryland

Good idea Mel

 

You guys have gone and done it now. I will have to go to KCR this year to meet you all. Whoever gets there first call me so I can make the long 20 minute drive out there.

 

It wasn't me...You didn't see me, so it's NOT my fault!

 

I am going to put my 2 cents in. Having at one time or another , traveled all over the U.S. I realize that the nicest places are in the north. However, everyone else will also.. I settled in a remote area of AZ. 15 years ago, and although it is building, it is still open for many people without getting to personal so to speak. New mexico is also a good choice. It is harder to survive down here, but also less populated. Water would have to be the main consideration here.

 

Interesting read....did y'all ever get together?

One thing that struck me was the misconceptions that many have about Oregon. I moved here in '98 after researching most of the options west of the Mississippi. The vast majority of the population (and the PC bovine feces) is in the NW corner...which is pretty much the southern end of the Seattle People's State. Once one gets south and/or east of Eugene/Springfield, the population density drops dramatically. Even in the area between Portland and Eugene, the vast majority is along the I-5 corridor.

Most of those people (the few who have any plan to start with) are likely to be headed for the the Olympic Peninsula, the Oregon coastal wilderness areas above Newport or east through the Columbia Gorge.

I am about 150 miles from Eugene/Springfield off the I-5 corridor by about 15 miles in a county with 80K people spread over about 1650 sq miles...with just over 30K of the people in the county seat. We have many areas that can easily be made very difficult to access by vehicle with the dropping of a bridge or 2 or a couple of well-situated landslides. The I-5 corridor itself is easily cut north of us at Roseburg and south of us any one of a number of places from Shasta, CA north.

 

One of the things that hit me as improbable about some of the posts on this thread, is the ability to travel safely in a SHTF scenario. I think you might be able to move freely in the very beginning, but once things have gone to hell, a long road trip is suicide. There are bound to be federal govt roadblocks, local govt roadblocks, community roadblocks, bandits and thieves setting up roadblocks, and that's not to mention desperate people trying to ambush you or overwhelm you for your vehicle.

My thoughts are, you better get where you are going in the beginning and then don't venture out of your familiar area, or no telling who or what you will run into...