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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

A gun would add some serious weight to your pack, which would often mean you don’t cover ground as easily.

It’d be fun to see an apocalypse where everyone packed a gun to steal from everyone else but no one packed any food.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

I'm pretty sure this describes some areas in the US.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So you eat the other people. Simple.

Also, bring a pistol. Those aren't very heavy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Are they? I’ll admit, my experience is limited but it’s seemed to me even pistols are a considerable weight, especially compared to other survival/camping supplies.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Depends what you consider considerable. For example Glock G19 is 855 g (30.16 oz) with a full magazine, to me that doesn't seem much. Especially if you consider how valuable of a tool it could be. Hopefully you'd have at least twice that weight in water alone.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

1.5 lbs, loaded, on average. Even I overestimated by quite a lot but it still wouldn't have made a major difference.

How the hell heavy did you think guns were? Were you adding on the mental weight of being able to easily take a life? Because that traditionally does convert to mass very readily.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Yeah, if you've ever done some serious hiking you know you wouldn't want to haul around a gun. Also, imagine being in a shootout while wearing a massive backpack.