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Moral is peaking. I can’t wait to share the compendium with fellow brothers and sisters.
This will be one of the last entries btw. I may or may not add more to this log prior to
execution of operation.
July 2010
I recently successfully finished the “armour acquisition phase” and have created an armour
cache by secured a full Pelican case underground. I basically dug it down somewhere deep
in the Norwegian forest. It was my first experience with this type of assignment and I
underestimated the planning needed to complete the job. A few days ago, I got up at 5.00
in the morning and spent a couple of hours packing for the trip. By using Google Earth I
had selected a desolate location (aprox), deep in the forests of Norway. I did not yet know
the exact location when I set out on the trip, loaded with my cargo. The Pelican case
contained a complete set of Lokis armour – shield included, caltrops, police insignias and
various other equipment needed for the operation. I was unable to place the Damascus FX-
1 Flexforce riot suit and the molle, pouch carrier in the Pelican case so I stashed it on the
attic marking it as “air soft equipment”. That will have to do… The Pelican case was so full I
had to physically sit on it to be able to lock it properly.
Anyway, after about a 3-4 hour drive I arrived at the area and I started to scout for small
roads of the highway, as a car parked by the highway would cause unwanted attention. I
found one potential location and drove my little Hyundai weenie car down a dirt road. These
cheap urban cars are obviously not for off road use so I almost ended in the ditch. I parked
the car and scouted the area on foot for an hour but with little success. An appropriate
location involves finding an area with soil that you can actually dig in so it excludes areas
close to rocks or near trees (all the roots will make it too hard to dig). I drove for half an
hour and started scouting another location. I found what I thought could be an appropriate
dig site and fetched the shovel and two big plastic covers for initial testing of the soil. I
could tell by the topography that not many people had been here before. The forest was
very compact with a lot of spider webs, and hundreds of flying bugs around. I have serious
issues with spiders so I just had to block those thoughts out. Of course, it was a giant rock
just 10 cm below the soil of my first attempt… Regardless, I continued digging close by and
eventually found a suitable spot. When in the “identification process” you should expect a
few unsuccessful attempts. You should at least dig 1,5-2 meters vertically and you
obviously need a little bit of luck. I was considering getting an echo sensor gadget for this
purpose, which can reveal whether there are obstructions below the ground etc. However,
getting one would be a hassle, so I just decided to do it the old fashion way.
I started digging at 11.00 and continued for three hours straight. There were a lot of
mosquitoes annoying the hell out of me despite of the fact that I was covered in anti-
mosquito oil. Why oh why didn’t I bring a mosquito head-net… Due to the intensity of
constantly digging, the heat and sweat forced me to remove everything except my boots
and my Skins compression gear. The bugs had a field day for sure… Digging for hours is
exhausting but I continued pushing my tolerance level as I really wanted to finish before
dark. At around 16.00 I was out of water, I had emptied by 1,5 litre camelbak pouch. I had
been digging continuously for 5 hours and was completely exhausted, yet I hadn’t even
finished digging the hole... I was getting increasingly frustrated as I couldn’t go on much
longer without water. As I didn’t want another day of this hell (4-6 hours driving total +
digging) I made the best out of the situation and went to prepare the cargo in my car for
transportation to the dig site. I had originally planned to split the content of the case into
four and carry it in my backpack to the site. The case was too heavy to transport in one go
without problems. Unfortunately, with my water issue I really had no choice. I literally
dragged the 70 kg case to the dig site. It was extremely exhaustive but it saved me
approximately 30-60 minutes. At 18.00 I had secured the case underground and filled in all
the dirt. I then spent around 40 minutes concealing the dig site by transporting branches
and leaves from other parts of the forest. After one and a half hours drive I finally reached
a gas station. I was quite dehydrated at the time. Needless to say; that was the best coke
and hotdog I had consumed in ages…
I realize that I rushed the end process due to the fact that I had underestimated several
aspects of “dig site management”. I will not make the same mistake when I’m securing my
weapons after the “weapons acquirement phase”. Lesson learned.