"It's not just the intentional camoflauge that would obscure them from the unwary: snow, fallen leaves, rain and mud would all do their best to hide them.

Think of WWZ, when they are reclaiming the US, and they complain about all the traps they stumble into. Really anything like a beartrap or a landmine, you would need to have it marked so it is obvious.

That would mean Raiders are less likely to stumble into them, but you could still use them for area-denial."

"Nicely vicious timber, I like it.

I see traps as good for use in approaches to your sanctuary/fortress/strongpoint that get less use. By which I mean you wouldn't surround your property, a stout fence and gate would probably work well in the front, main approach. I would place traps back in the woods where raiders might be sneaking or a zed might be wandering. "

"OK my plan for making a bear trap is based on the Vietcong punji bear trap. This should be easy for anyone with novice skills with tools to make.

What you'll need 1 eight foot 2x4, 1 eight foot 2x6, four door hinges or four pieces of sheet metal 1/8" thick, a hammer and nails or a screwdriver and screws. Now heres the hard one 24 serrated knife sections for a sickle bar mower or combine. Sharpened pieces of scrap metal cut into 3"x3" triangles could be used as a substitute. Some form of saw. A spade or shovel.

First off cut the 2x6 down to 2 three foot lengths. Cut a 3' length of board from the 2x4. Lay the boards on the ground with the 2x4 in the middle and connect them with the hinges (or sheet metal). Attach the knife sections on the 3' outside edges of the trifold trap. Dig a shallow hole 1 1/2" deep the same size as the entire trap then dig a hole 4" wide and 12" deep in the middle of the origional hole. Drive some ring shank nails or screws through the 2x4 and lay your trap over the hole with the 2x4 section directly over the hole.

Cover with dirt, leaves and twigs to camoflage. When a zed steps on the 2x4 he'll push it down into the hole with the 2x6s folding in and clamping down on his leg above his ankle digging into the dirt and making it almost imposible to pull out and if its wearing shoes the ring shank nails or screws will add to the holding power of the trap. The more he struggles the deeper into the hole he'll go. The serrerated blades will dig in tight and you can dispose of him with whatever weapon is handy. You'll probably have to cut his leg off to get him out.

So what do you think?"

"illeterate."

"Another trick to deter raiders would be a warning sign without the traps. With any luck they'd move on to easier targets. A sign that warned of a minefield might be as effective as a real minefield. Just not against zeds or the illiterate."

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I have to say though, the title of this thread just screams of a redneck "hey watch this!" moment."

"Yes, I think they should try it out on all of Fox News. They've single handedly made being Republican equivalent to being a psychotic cult-member."