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 Tuck-Duck&Roll |
Learn about the alternate routes in your area.
Apr 29 2008, 9:04 AM EDT I know the normal routes to get around in my area, but the problem is that so does everyone else. In a full-blown panic and evacuation, the general public will turn the roads into nothing but parking lots. Once their vehicles are abandoned, it doesn't matter if you know every twist and turn of the concrete and blacktop pathways of your county. The obstacles these vehicles will present turn all of your knowledge into nothing. I’ve learned the alternative routes in my area and you may want to consider these as well. The two types I’ve concentrated on are power company right of ways (transmission towers) and railroad right of ways. With a 4 wheeler or trail bike, I can follow the power line routes all over my county. These rights of way don’t have barriers or fencing of any kind. Granted they wont get me everywhere that I want to go, but they will get me pretty darn close. The one issue with them is river crossings, no bridges. Now railroads have bridges and their rights of way go places, the power line rights of way don’t. These rights of way also go to supply terminals of all types, so the chances of hitting food terminals and the like are very high. Between these two types of routes you could avoid a lot of problems and remain fairly mobile. 25 out of 25 found this valuable. Do you? |
 StrykerPez |
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Apr 30 2008, 4:32 AM EDT thats why one would need a vehicle with fairly decent ground clearance, if not a lift, off road tires, 4x4, a winch, etc. (truck, suv) if they planned to stay mobile (like me) 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
 edgedWeapon |
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Apr 30 2008, 9:43 PM EDT Tuck-Duck&Roll, you make a good point,but what about local resources you can take advantage of in the first few hours of an outbreak. You are going to want to do a little shoping for essentials before everyone and their mother get wise of the infection. 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
 Dvergamali |
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May 1 2008, 3:30 AM EDT I live in central California in a pretty small town with lots of fields around. If the rods clog my truck will get me to where I am going. The roads open up pretty fast from where I live to the foothills and then real mountains. Thats where Im heading. nice cold mountains where zombies freeze. Yes I have all the right weather gear and camp crap. Im set, good to go and ready baby. Do you find this valuable? |
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Tuck-Duck&Roll |
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May 1 2008, 8:21 AM EDT "Tuck-Duck&Roll, you make a good point,but what about local resources you can take advantage of in the first few hours of an outbreak. You are going to want to do a little shoping for essentials before everyone and their mother get wise of the infection."Already taken care of the supply issue. The wife and I keep emergency supplies of all kinds on hand in case of bad weather , etc. Just last week we laid up 100lbs of rice, 50lbs of flour, 25lbs of sugar and 30 lbs of assorted dried beans. We make it a point to keep at a bare minimum, a 6 month supply of food stuffs and we usually have close to a years worth. Plus we have the weaponry to keep it. Both of us came from farming families, so keeping large amounts of supplies on hand is second nature for us. Do you find this valuable? |
 Legion12 |
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May 1 2008, 10:37 AM EDT On bulk food, not much to do with this thread, but. To keep bulk food dry and safe for longer periods of time my wife and I put alot of things down in soda pop bottles. This keeps it bug free, dry and small enough to use for barter. If nothing eles it makes it easyer to move. We keep the plastic bottles in plastic milk boxes. Do you find this valuable? |
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Tuck-Duck&Roll |
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May 1 2008, 12:01 PM EDT "On bulk food, not much to do with this thread, but. To keep bulk food dry and safe for longer periods of time my wife and I put alot of things down in soda pop bottles. This keeps it bug free, dry and small enough to use for barter. If nothing eles it makes it easyer to move. We keep the plastic bottles in plastic milk boxes."Yeah, this thread is wandering a bit isn't it? My wife and I vacuum pack all of our food. As a for instance we busted our rice down from 50lb bags, to 3lb ot 5lb vacuum packed bags. We just used the last of some flour we packed 4 years ago, it just as fresh as the day we brought it home. We store all of our vac bags in stout cardboard boxes, we've never had any problems with bugs or rodents. Do you find this valuable? |
 Talon12 |
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May 1 2008, 7:26 PM EDT We liked the idea of power lines, were looking at them this weekend. Yes they due have some draw backs. Another thought for us by the water is a landing craft. We were looking at a WWII one, like what they used on D-Day. We could easily get a Jeep onto it. It's docked just 10 miles away. 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
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Sadakado Sadakado |
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Jul 10 2008, 10:13 AM EDT In Ajax, there are many backroads. I can also have access to the nearby motorcycle shop to get a Ducati, and thne go offroad. In Whitby, there is a large marina, so I can hitch a ride with someone that's escaping by water. Do you find this valuable? |
