Survival weekend:who would be interested?

[FFPEAVES]

Ok people been thinking about this and tryimg to get the details worked out but gotta know who would be interested and would want to? I am thinking of putting together some kind of event or weekend games of sorts. What it will be is a post end of times type game to where you will have only what you have preped (your bob and your bov) and see who survives the weekend type ordeal nothing would be allowed such as stopping by a store for food or supplies etc it would be just like if the shtf and you had to survive ordeal. You would only eat what you have or kill etc you would have to make shelter the whole nine. There would be prizes for the top 3 survialists and maybe even some kinks or suprises thrown in to make more challanging or exciting such as possible zombies, chemical attacks or what not. Please let me know if you would be interested in doing this and your thoughts i will need help planning this event and putting it on along with enough people to participate in the event it could possibly turn into something big and really fun like maybe more than just a weekend might be a week im not sure on the details yet that why im asking for your input etc..and again this will be set up planned in plenty of advancement for people willing and wanting to participate to be able to plan, get off work etc

 

[Jack Stilts]

I was thinking of doing this just...by myself. It would be great to be a friendly contest!

 

[FFPEAVES]

i think it would be to and sooo much fun just need help organizing it and more details etc

 

[Jack Stilts]

I think a lot of our XN folks would be really, really good at winning this kind of game...

 

[FFPEAVES]

Well depending on how many are up for it and how much input i get back will depend if i get it going or just make it a family/friends fun thing to do

 

[TN4x4Xterra]

Dude - you should try to be more specific with the titles of the threads....

 

[XTorrey]

This would be fun, but how would it work for those of us that have a baby? Keep her fully stocked and pretend she isn't part of the challenge?

Sent from the wastelands of Tatooine

 

[FFPEAVES]

That's one of the details that would be open for options and opinions. The hardest part would be the fact that everyone is so far apart from one another that it would have to be a bracket type with officials or one big event at a set location that's why I'm needing suggestions and help setting this up lol

 

[Macland]

Dude - you should try to be more specific with the titles of the threads....

Agreed, I'll change the title appropriately.

 

[metzican]

Not to be a Negative Nancy but that is the roll I play the best. But just a few concerns. If everyone is in the same area hunting/killing food can become dangerous/out of season. I think it would be interesting to break people up into groups of 2-3 give them a list of stuff they can bring and make it a training exercise. Personally if I brought my X or "BOV" surviving a weekend would not be hard. I always have enough food, water and such in it for that and not to mention if I know I'm headed to an event like this I would stock up even more.

 

[FFPEAVES]

I understand what your saying basically what the idea is to create an event to simulate this in a way to where everyone has a equal and fair chance there would be rules and such in place to level the playing field to say but yet make it as realistic as possible. And things like fish, and small game for most part don't have set seasons. But anyway that's the reason I'm looking to get everyone's input and what they think should be a rule or how it should be set up etc so we can get the survival games a reality and have some fun

 

[XTorrey]

Maybe it needs to mimic the survival shows where you only have a certain number of items and you need to figure out how to survive best with those items.

Sent from the wastelands of Tatooine

 

[FFPEAVES]

That's kind of what I was thinking each person or team get a bag with the same items in it and from there it's up to them to use those items as they see fit to create shelter, traps/hunt whatever they deem they see fit for use of those to make it. And rules in place such as you must get food etc to "make it" cause I know some can go without eating and it not bother them . I don't know just throwing things out cause I think it would be really fun and interesting so I want to get it going lol

 

[Jack Stilts]

I think it would be a cool idea to have a “goal” of sorts. Like if the teams or individuals had to walk / hike somewhere (not far, maybe a mile or two) to reach a destination, and that destination would be the area to set up for the weekend, etc. That way it would be less camping / surviving out of vehicles (which would be less than challenging), and more just surviving out of whatever is in the pack on your back

 

[FFPEAVES]

Great point