I really like the technology and almost jumped in, but quickly realized the lack of the _network_ effect in a community.
I live in a dense urban area, and yet I see very few nodes nearby, where I image I will be left in starvation. Without a proper mesh, I couldn't send a message to a fried 2 miles away with no los.
Well, here in the Czech Republic we managed to cover all the main urban centers with MeshCore in less than one year:
https://analyzer.meshcore.cz/#/live
I can send a message to a friend in Prague with my MeshCore companion, it goes via the MeshCore repeater I have on my balcony which forwards the message to the local city mesh. Then it goes over various repeaters, usually on hills, to the Prague city mesh & reaches the friends companion. It usually takes about 8 to 10 hops, covering 200-400 km, based on the path taken.