There is a song by Crowded House that has these lyrics " everywhere you go, you take the weather with you "
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag8XcMG1EX4
It would be a pleasure to meet you. I am sure we would have a wonderful time....Happy Thanksgiving....
Why does this thread remind me of the old joke about never mud wrestling with a pig?
You know, you both get covered with mud, and the pig likes it.
I think you have totally missed my point.
If we met on the trail and you said you were 56 yr old George from Fort Madison, IA, well, then I think I might be able to "connect" you to your identity here. That's all I was saying about Bassius, too. Of course, if your location and age are false, and you don't go by your WB name on the trail, then yes, I'd agree with you.
In the USA about one in three new cars are sold without a spare tire, mine included.
Understanding the risk of doing without, I purchased my Prius anyway, but then made my individual choice to take other measures, including the purchase of a plug kit and compressor to backup the goop supplied by Toyota. I also take extra care in situations where I understand there to be a greater risk, like driving around construction areas.
Recognizing the risk of a flat did not necessitate that I get another car or stay home — but it did not require I ignore it altogether, either.
7 thru hikers died at the hand of a stranger during their walks — a rather striking number to some, but obviously not to all.
My guess would be more than 7 people over the past two decades have died while changing a flat tire.
Pretty much anyone I know legitimately trained with weapons doesn't carry one on trail.
Typically the people carrying a weapon on trail are more of a danger to themselves than anything