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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 6228499" data-attributes="member: 19675">I'd say its 2 out of 10 guys, maaaaaybe 3 out of 10, so it would depend on the exact size and makeup of the gang on the road trip!One guy is flat-out handy: he's not a programmer, but a math whiz.&nbsp; But he grew up the son of a contractor.&nbsp; So he knows all the tools you'd care to name...and how to use them.The other guy I know could fix a car had to because he spent most of his life driving $500 Junkers.The rest?&nbsp; Well, I can't really say, but I'm sure we could probably follow instructions on how to do stuff! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />I know we have a couple of hunters and a martial artist amongst us.&nbsp; And one guy did work as a guide at Yosemite.I'm the useless academic: degrees in law, business, philosophy and economics, can't use the &quot;manly-man&quot; tools all that effectively.&nbsp; My time in the BSA was largely forgotten, though my orienteering/map reading skills haven't atrophied.&nbsp; In the event of the collapse of civilization, however, they will keep me alive as the cook, because I RULE the kitchen.I also have a pretty good understanding of where to find sizeable fish, even though I can't really use a rod &amp; reel.&nbsp; (Perhaps I'm a descendant of Namor...)That, and I can sing &amp; play guitar, whoop-de-freakin' dooooooo.Its a very easy trap to fall into- what is obvious to one may be completely alien to others.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 6228499, member: 19675"] I'd say its 2 out of 10 guys, maaaaaybe 3 out of 10, so it would depend on the exact size and makeup of the gang on the road trip! One guy is flat-out handy: he's not a programmer, but a math whiz. But he grew up the son of a contractor. So he knows all the tools you'd care to name...and how to use them. The other guy I know could fix a car had to because he spent most of his life driving $500 Junkers. The rest? Well, I can't really say, but I'm sure we could probably follow instructions on how to do stuff! :D I know we have a couple of hunters and a martial artist amongst us. And one guy did work as a guide at Yosemite. [B]I'm[/B] the useless academic: degrees in law, business, philosophy and economics, can't use the "manly-man" tools all that effectively. My time in the BSA was largely forgotten, though my orienteering/map reading skills haven't atrophied. In the event of the collapse of civilization, however, they will keep me alive as the cook, because I RULE the kitchen. I also have a pretty good understanding of where to find sizeable fish, even though I can't really use a rod & reel. (Perhaps I'm a descendant of Namor...) That, and I can sing & play guitar, whoop-de-freakin' dooooooo. Its a very easy trap to fall into- what is obvious to one may be completely alien to others. [/QUOTE]

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