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After a lot of back and forward, I decide I will not explore Mauritania. The distances are vast, and I'm not certain I will be able to buy gas in the remote areas of the desert I'm interested in exploring.
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To be perfectly honest, I'm also kind of done with the endless sand and intense sun beating down day after day.
I'm done with the desert. I'm ready for something else.
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I venture downtown to the market, and am a little shocked by the poverty and desperation I see. It's by far the worst I have ever seen in my life.
quote:Its only downhill from here.
I venture downtown to the market, and am a little shocked by the poverty and desperation I see. It's by far the worst I have ever seen in my life.
quote:He's Canadian right? Sounds like he made his own grave.
I hope we don't lose good men to rescue him.
quote:Australian living in Canadaquote:He's Canadian right? Sounds like he made his own grave.
I hope we don't lose good men to rescue him.
quote:Funny, he is tired of all the sand and the only sand he's driven on is when he pulls off the pavement with a dividing line and even some white lines on the edges. He took pictures of camels that "are everywhere" and it's the same camel from two different angles. Will be hilarious when he finds himself in a situation you describe.
This of course, will not be a problem for Dan, as we had been off of a paved road for more than 45 km at that point.
quote:And further up this page the Jeep- Bro is posting about a gas transfer tank mentioning it by brand. After reading MNF's post it is obvious as hell what he is doing.
To me, it's pretty clear that this is what he's trying to do: he's trying to monetize himself now and in the future. Tons of people so far in this thread have mentioned it based on the details he's provided that the OB has nitpicked, but the overarching theme is that he's trying to become an Instagram "influencer" or "brand ambassador".
To do this, he needs to become visible enough to where he can approach others touting his online presence, or to be solicited by companies to subtlely advertise their products across his social media footprint.
quote:which I had brought up a month earlier as well
MonkeyKnifeFighter's post was apparently spot-on. Thanks for the background info:quote:And further up this page the Jeep- Bro is posting about a gas transfer tank mentioning it by brand. After reading MNF's post it is obvious as hell what he is doing.
To me, it's pretty clear that this is what he's trying to do: he's trying to monetize himself now and in the future. Tons of people so far in this thread have mentioned it based on the details he's provided that the OB has nitpicked, but the overarching theme is that he's trying to become an Instagram "influencer" or "brand ambassador".
To do this, he needs to become visible enough to where he can approach others touting his online presence, or to be solicited by companies to subtlely advertise their products across his social media footprint.
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it's pretty obvious from all the hashtagging that he is trying to build a large social media following so that he can take that to various outdoors-related corporations for endorsement money. That's the name of the game these days, how much "reach" you have.
quote:Probably why he is siphoning from his aux tank
That tank doesn't look like it locks. It might as well not exist.
quote:What, two countries in? Amazing. Just wait til he gets to the non-poverty part of Sub-Saharan Africa!
shocked by the poverty and desperation I see
quote:No ****, they would laugh themselves silly at that hack rate he's going. They'll have his BFGs off while he sleeps inside his little cocoon spooning with bigfoot Emily if they don't just machete the both of them.
Pretty sure if he asks some locals, they can teach him how to siphon gas faster.
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Just checking in and haven't read the thread. Is this guy still alive?
quote:As much **** as I've talked on this thread, and as hate-able as this guy is, AND despite the fact that I know he got himself into this mess, these quotes make me feel a little bad for him. It's hard to read tone through typed language, but it sounds like he's starting to get discouraged and scared, which leads pretty quickly to despair. I remember feeling very similarly after my first month into a pretty rough combat deployment to Afghanistan. After the excitement of being there wore off, I realized I had a LONG way to go and that I just might die, and I had a few weeks of pretty deep despair. Not a fun place to be.
http://theroadchoseme.com/across-mauritaniaquote:
After a lot of back and forward, I decide I will not explore Mauritania. The distances are vast, and I'm not certain I will be able to buy gas in the remote areas of the desert I'm interested in exploring.quote:
To be perfectly honest, I'm also kind of done with the endless sand and intense sun beating down day after day.
I'm done with the desert. I'm ready for something else.quote:
I venture downtown to the market, and am a little shocked by the poverty and desperation I see. It's by far the worst I have ever seen in my life.
reality starting to set in?
quote:I know, I know. He definitely is responsible for the mess, and his flippant attitude and downright arrogance at times makes him hard to feel bad for. I guess I can just empathize.
I would feel bad, but he was warned by dozens of people before his trip that Africa was not in the same ballpark as Latin America. Most of these people either lived in Africa, or traveled extensively there.
He basically ignored everyone.
quote:Doubtful, cause no one sucks harder than Dan!
Pretty sure if he asks some locals, they can teach him how to siphon gas faster.
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So things will be getting progressively worse for him. Where's the low point - maybe Nigeria? I'm guessing things start to improve a bit once he gets on the other side of Congo?
