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5. The Dead Drop

Reddit user MugensKeeper followed those GPS coordinates to Covington, LA (not far from New Orleans) and found a dead drop parcel, hidden underground and marked by a Swamp Pop bottle. The military box was full of survival gear, as well as a few more specific things - two USB drives (one in a bottle opener, the other on a swiss army knife), a piece of the puzzle from the trailer and a note:

Listen to these and you'll see what I'm talking about. It's almost right on top of us. You'll need a whole lot more than this kit if you're gonna have a chance to make it to the other side. Good luck to us all, friend. - H

This seemingly confirms Howard is indeed the conspiracy theorist Radioman70 - same initial and part of his jigsaw - and points to him genuinely trying to help people survive, although the USB drives in the box provided even more information as to what's going on...