Me too. I think it would be amazing. Now, it may sound like I'm glorifying it, but it would be similar to Fallout 3. Not in that you shoot people and go on huge quests, but the huge expanse of wasteland would be amazing. Apparently, something like 8,000 people live there, and it would be great to try and meet some of them. Of course, it would be a huge challenge, but it would be an amazing way to make a living, don't you think?

Of course, I'd have to learn *a lot* of things. I'd have to learn a lot about radiation (for instance, I've already found out that I'd have to make a campsite because the metal buildings and vehicle graveyards hold too much radiation). I'd have to learn Russian. I'd need to get a weapon for raiders (again, although it sounds like I'm glorifying it, they go into buildings and illegally steal anything and everything. Even toilet seats are gone from some buildings). I'd have to lug around tons of equipment with me, including a lot of MRE's and supplies I'd need (the point is to experience it, not to put myself in the place of people who are struggling to survive)

For now, it's just a dream. Maybe I'll be able to do it some day. Who knows, maybe I'll spend a year in each of different "ghost towns", write a series of books, and live at least somewhat comfortably for the rest of my life. One can dream.