DISCO DAVES TUNNEL GUIDE
Eviction Stash
Digging a tunnel is physically demanding you obviously therefore eat a lot more to replace lost calories. During eviction you will require less food.This is simply because you will be sitting in the tunnel almost motionless for days on end. For some people this will seem a golden opportunity to eat endlessly .The reality is generally different . Even non smokers tend to spend most of their time either reading a book or listening to the radio. People eat and drink a lot when they're happy and content. Few can honestly say they are happy and content being underground for weeks in a confined space. Try to make an eviction stash that will suit everyone on site . Having 20 tins of hot dogs may be fine for you but will be unacceptable to a vegan or vegetarian. Vegan food however is expensive and therefore a compromise may be needed . For storage on the surface make parts for a box that is approximately 2 foot deep by 4 foot long and 2 to 3 feet wide .The box should be assembled in the chamber then put into a hole in the floor . Once the eviction stash has been placed in the box nail down the lid ready for the big day.
Food and Water
Bottled water ,tinned food ,chocolate,soya milk,cereal,peanuts, orange juice,yoghurts. (ideally store in plastic tubs to protect from dampness and mice* )
*mice though are a rare sight only humans it seem are mad enougth to endure such conditions
Other
2 tin openers,plate and bowl for each person, spoon fork and knife, candles, AA batteries for head torches, lots of matches and lighters, cups, spare torch, toilet paper, bin liners, plastic paraffin containers (to piss in), plastic funnel (for women),Books (never too many) recommended reading "The Tunnels of Cu Chi, by Tom Mangold and John Penycate, and this guide. Radio, tobacco, Alcohol (wine or spirits rather than beer or lager), Pens and paper, Pack of cards, board games, clock and calendar, multi vitamin tablets*.
*Though in the past tunnellers have religiously taken vitamin D tablets to compensate for lack of sunlight. The fact of the matter is that this is actually unnecessary. After consultation with a doctor the understanding was a person would really only need vitamin tablets if they are older than the average tunneller ( ie in their 40's ) and underground for a exceptionally long period (ie three months ). As food eaten contains ample amounts of vitamin D and as most tunnellers are in their 20s to early 30s. The cash strapped tunneller would be better purchasing more head torch batteries than vitamin D tablets. However that said at the end of the day there is of course no harm in taking a multi vitamin tablet for those who are content to live on twix bars and yorkies while underground.
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