Originally Posted by
4eyedbuzzard
I'd have to disagree regarding the resupply frequency and interaction. Very few people are truly isolating. People still need food and household goods, and with shortages in stores people are having to make multiple trips all while exposing themselves to others in the same position to get what's available on the shelves - if and when it's even available. It would be close to impossible to buy two weeks worth of food and household supplies in one stop here in the DFW area - the shelves for many items are bare. Also, when people do go to stores, they share that space with more people than they would likely come in contact with when resupplying weekly while on a hike. Then there are the millions of us who can't isolate anyway - our work doesn't stop and can't be done from home - health care, utilities, food and pharmacy, government agencies, etc. We are going to work and interacting with co-workers and the public everyday, because the downside of us not doing so would be a bigger public disaster than what is occurring. I honestly don't see someone off hiking as posing a greater contagion risk to either themselves nor to others compared to what the real world situation already is. Personally, I'd be at a much lower risk to myself and family if I were off hiking right now.