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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => Back Room => : VINNY April 08, 2010, 03:50:12 PM

: WHERE WOULD YOU GO...
: VINNY April 08, 2010, 03:50:12 PM

1  You have 30 day's to spend ANYWHERE in the world and "live off the land".

2  You can have 2 airguns-2  rifles, 2 pistol or one of each.[ You have to choose out of what you own.]

3  You can have a knife- your choice.

4 You can bring 4 other items with you.[ pellets / airgun gear doesn't count as an item ]

Where would you go/ what would you bring?


My choices-

1  Austrailian Outback.

2  Walther Falcon hunter-.22  for big stuff /  Crosman Pumpmaster 760 for little stuff

3  My Gerber Survival knife.

4  Canteen / tarp / firestarter / rope.


These are quick answeres . I could spend days changing my mind if I thought about it long!

: Re: WHERE WOULD YOU GO...
: TCups April 08, 2010, 09:31:27 PM

Well . . .
 
Theoben Crusader .20 cal. and don't need any other air rifle or pistol -- can I have a Swiss Army Pocket knife instead of a postola?

Spyderco Hossom Woodlander  
http://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=248

I would go to the temperate rainforest of Western NC (in summer or fall)
http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/cede_jocassee/908
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Temperate_rainforest_map.svg

these 4 items:

1.  Hennessy Hammock  
http://hennessyhammock.com/specs-survivor.html

2. Butane lighter
http://www.bugstores.com/shop/lighters.php?product=BS0M3

3.  Water purification system
http://www.amazon.com/SteriPEN-Emergency-Handheld-Water-Purifier/dp/B003A1U3LW/ref=sr_1_35?ie=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1269296455&sr=1-35#moreAboutThisProduct

4.  Mess kit
http://www.greatoutdoorsdepot.com/gsi-anodized-extreme-6pc-messkit.html

. . .  or perhaps

no air rifle, two pocket knives

Las Vegas

credit card w/ $20K limit
second credit card w/20K limit
driver's license/ID
 wife

: Re: WHERE WOULD YOU GO...
: gamo2hammerli April 09, 2010, 05:16:32 AM

No way in Australia.....too many poisonous snakes, spiders and maybe even scorpions!!!!

Somewhere in New Hampshire, Northern New York or Vermont....less or no poisonous critters like in the southern States.

My Hammerli Titan (My most powerful air rifle) and my RWS Diana P5 Magnum pistol for close in critters.

Folding Buck knife.

Tarp, Canteen, Fire Starter, 50 feet of rope (Just like your stuff).

: Re: WHERE WOULD YOU GO...
: North Pack April 09, 2010, 10:44:13 AM

We do have a few Timber Rattler's around, - but not many, and mostly (as far as we know) in the White Mountain region. In fact during winter, you'd most likely be on snowshoes a couple of feet above them. ;)

: Re: WHERE WOULD YOU GO...
: LongIslandArcher April 09, 2010, 11:53:02 AM

We do have rattlesnakes here in upstate NY.  Oh, and don't forget about all the Libtards running around up here too.  This would be such a nice state if it wasn't for all the damned Libtards.

: Re: WHERE WOULD YOU GO...
: Gene_SC April 09, 2010, 12:13:33 PM

Where I live is Paradise. I reasearched for over a year before retireing here in upper state South Carolina. Not to hot in summer, hummidity is not to bad,  winters are very mild, and spring and autum is just beautiful here. Not to mention no smog, dirty air or traffic..:) For instance it has been in the 70's and 80's here ever since the first of April...:)

: Re: WHERE WOULD YOU GO...
: Big_Bill April 09, 2010, 12:23:09 PM

You guys have a nice piece of Heaven down there Gene !

Bill

: Re: WHERE WOULD YOU GO...
: Gene_SC April 09, 2010, 12:26:14 PM

Yes we do Bill and thank God for that..:) I have been all over the US and this place is my resting place..:) Cost of living very low and good folks live here..:) I know several folks that have moved here from Mich, Idaho, NY, California, and many other states. They seem to agree with me and so does their arthritis and other elderly ailments... hehehe

: Re: WHERE WOULD YOU GO...
: longislandhunter April 09, 2010, 12:32:18 PM

I'd go to New Zealand    (I just can't get all those rabbits running around that place out of my head)  :)

As for the 4 items I could bring.....

1) My survival knife

2) water purification kit

3) wind proof survival lighter

4) that guy who does the tv show "Man Against the Wild"  :)

Jeff

: RE: WHERE WOULD YOU GO...
: djmyers April 09, 2010, 02:39:39 PM

Pensacola fla

hk usp 45   Fn fnp 40

My gerber with 2 combat tours.

Ski mask duct tape condoms and sh$& loads of spandex and my boat! Lol

seriously though the only thing that would change is I would take my 1/4 in cast net 10 lb rod and 3/8th oz mullet mirror lure and 3/8 oz g spot chrome spoon. That all u need in pcola to cath fish.

: RE: WHERE WOULD YOU GO...
: daveshoot April 09, 2010, 03:43:10 PM

You didn't say which 30 days... if it's October, I would pick Michigan, assuming shadow has left any game there at all... :-)

Seriously, I grew up there, and I think I could go in any public forest and live off the land for 30 days. I might take the Cometa or the RWS34, and skip the other gun in favor of a fishing rod. Nothing like a balanced diet.

If I could have a tank and fills, I might opt for the Marauder, but I don't have a pump. I would hate to spend 30 days on 25 shots!

Michigan is a sportman's paradise, 6 months a year (if you're not hung up on legal seasons, you are talking survival, right?). April-June and September-November, it's the place to be.

In the off months, I'm thinking Hawaiian islands, something like that... I have actually hunted in South Australia and while it was interesting, it wouldn't be my first choice. If you really like rabbits it might be an option because they have huge European hares in abundance. I prefer squirrel.

I don't think they have snakes in Australia? At least not poisonous ones. There are some nasty spiders but no worse than CA. It's the wombats, god help us the wombats... nasty buggers, like a rectangle of gristle....

: RE: WHERE WOULD YOU GO...
: Big_Bill April 09, 2010, 04:11:07 PM

There are only 11 poisonous snakes Dave,

And I would like to go walkabout in Australia myself !

It's a world with in our world, I guess they think the same about us ! Just so different !

Bill

(http://files/austblacksm.jpg) (http://javascript:popUp('black.html'))	(http://files/austcopperheadsm.jpg) (http://"javascript:popUp('copperhead.html'))	(http://files/austdeathaddersm.jpg) (http://"javascript:popUp('deathadder.html'))
Black Snake	Copperhead	Death Adder
(http://files/austebrownsm.jpg) (http://"javascript:popUp('easternbrown.html'))	(http://files/austfiercesm.jpg) (http://"javascript:popUp('fierce.html'))	(http://files/austsmalleyedsm.jpg) (http://"javascript:popUp('smalleyed.html'))
Eastern Brown	Fierce	Small Eyed
(http://files/austmulgasm.jpg) (http://"javascript:popUp('mulga.html'))	(http://files/austtaipansm.jpg) (http://"javascript:popUp('taipan.html'))	(http://files/austtigersm.jpg) (http://"javascript:popUp('tiger.html'))
Mulga	Taipan	Tiger
(http://files/austwbrownsm.jpg) (http://"javascript:popUp('westbrown.html'))	(http://files/austbandedsm.jpg) (http://"javascript:popUp('banded.html'))	COMING SOON
Western Brown	Stephen's Banded

Hay, where did my pictures go ??? But these are the names of Australia's poisonous snakes !

: RE: WHERE WOULD YOU GO...
: Bogey April 10, 2010, 03:26:49 AM

Las Vegas.     What would I take?     Cash,  lots of cash.        Live off the land?    Hit the Buffets.  And the restaurants.    Hate to admit it but that is my idea of living off the land.

Items to take.    Whatever it takes to be comfortable in the Casinos.   Which would be even more Cash.

: Re: WHERE WOULD YOU GO...
: daveshoot April 10, 2010, 03:46:49 AM

Death adder- that sounds pretty hostile. So, heck with Australia then.

: Re: WHERE WOULD YOU GO...
: gamo2hammerli April 10, 2010, 08:13:58 PM

Dave, if I remember correctly.....I think Australia have 80% of the world's species of poisonous snakes....and don't forget about their crocodiles....the fresh water and salt water versions....sheesh!!!

Thanks guys about the rattlesnakes in Northern N.Y State. In that case I'll head even more north and endure the cold. Just have to worry about the wolves, coyotes, bears....maybe a rare cougar or bobcat.....those I can deal with.

: Re: WHERE WOULD YOU GO...
: kp4att April 11, 2010, 12:15:16 AM

I WILL LIKE TO GO TO THE CHILE AND ARGENTINA MOUNTAINS ((((( THE ANDES )))):

AND OF COURSE WITH ONE LIGHT WEIGHT AIR RIFLE: GAMO WHISPER TO SHOT FOR FOOD.

 :D

: Re: WHERE WOULD YOU GO...
: rocker1 April 26, 2010, 10:39:55 AM

south island new zealand been there beautiful, my wife is from there. plenty of rabbits and possums lol but there possums don"t look anything like ours more a kin to our raccoons.

: RE: WHERE WOULD YOU GO...
: the beav April 26, 2010, 02:47:51 PM

Definitely New Zealand, way to many rabbits running free over there..