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It's a 96 hour fact-finding mission to research logistics in two areas. The rainy season is coming and 2,000,000 people are living in the open. We have secured 500 heavy duty tarps so far (the goal is 3-5,000) along with the appropriate number of 9-12 inch pegs, rope and HD duct tape. Nothing can be built that can withstand even a Cat One storm before the hurricane season but we can do our best to provide temporary shelter.

I am carrying in everything I'll need for my time there with a little extra in case things start to shake again (including self defense tools and a stash of greenbacks). I'm also bringing in 100 pounds of medical supplies.

As for safety...I've been in worse places and I'm frankly more concerned about the nasties that you can't see than I am about any two-legged critters. You should see the list of shots I've got to get...