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rabidbeaver
rabidbeaver
Mt. Hood- Timberline lodge
Feb 6 2011, 3:18 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 7 2011, 8:24 PM EST
It's not the perfect RVE but it is big, defensible, and in the winter imposible to get into. It has windows that are very high up. The lower ones are very thick to withstand the pressure of the snow. In the winter there is over 20 feet of snow. It is easily accesible in the summer. There is only one real entrance. There is a helicopter landing zone for life flight. There are ski lights so you could have an escape route if you got the generators working. All in all a pretty good RVE. Not the best though.
Its weaknesses are that there truly are not any escape routes. It is easily defensible but it is also very large. If the perimeter is breached then it is very hard to defend. If this happens in the winter you are dead. 4  out of 4 found this valuable. Do you?    
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cheif-beef
cheif-beef
1. RE: Mt. Hood- Timberline lodge
Feb 7 2011, 11:40 AM EST | Post edited: Feb 7 2011, 11:40 AM EST
That's actually not a bad idea! I hadn't even considered ski lodges as a RVE or BOL. another problem I see tho, is getting more food and supplies in the winter. I know there's a town below timberline (i've been there a couple times) but the roads could be impassible.

A good thing is that (I think) they should have fuel stocks for the plows and grooming machines. and survival/rescue/aid stuff in the Ski Patrol areas. Do you find this valuable?    
rabidbeaver
rabidbeaver
2. RE: Mt. Hood- Timberline lodge
Feb 7 2011, 11:45 AM EST | Post edited: Feb 7 2011, 11:45 AM EST
"That's actually not a bad idea! I hadn't even considered ski lodges as a RVE or BOL. another problem I see tho, is getting more food and supplies in the winter. I know there's a town below timberline (i've been there a couple times) but the roads could be impassible.

A good thing is that (I think) they should have fuel stocks for the plows and grooming machines. and survival/rescue/aid stuff in the Ski Patrol areas."
Yeah I thought of that too. My solution in my mind is to collect as much supplies in the summer to last the whole winter. But that means hurried scavenging and that equals more dangerous situations. But yeah good point it's definitely an issue.
We could always ski down :). Do you find this valuable?    
cheif-beef
cheif-beef
3. RE: Mt. Hood- Timberline lodge
Feb 7 2011, 3:23 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 7 2011, 3:23 PM EST
and hey if the zombies do end up freezing in the cold/winters then you should be pretty safe. and who's gonna be like, "Oh hey I know! lets go up to Timberline Lodge!" Isn't skibowl right near there too? you can always hit up the Ski Patrol stations at the other places too. you might find radios, snow shoes, and snowmobiles. Do you find this valuable?    
rabidbeaver
rabidbeaver
4. RE: Mt. Hood- Timberline lodge
Feb 7 2011, 8:24 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 7 2011, 8:24 PM EST
Yeah good Idea. The Problem would just be trying to beat the traffic of the panic from people trying to get to family out of state. Do you find this valuable?    
pdxsnap
pdxsnap
5. RE: Mt. Hood- Timberline lodge
Mar 14 2011, 2:15 PM EDT | Post edited: Mar 14 2011, 2:15 PM EDT
I think your choice is good for all the reasons above, also there are a number of rooms, catering facilities and I am sure some good vantage points for observation. The main issue I think will be the traffic (as mentioned) but doe to the location (Mt. Hood) is also reasonably easy to navigate to on foot through what wilderness there is surrounding it. Do you find this valuable?    
Whybother08
Whybother08
6. RE: Mt. Hood- Timberline lodge
Mar 14 2011, 2:23 PM EDT | Post edited: Mar 14 2011, 2:23 PM EDT
Just so we're clear on what an RVE is, it's not supposed to be a base. It's somewhere pre-arranged away from your BOL where you can pick up survivors, particularly people from ZSDW. This means you have to be able to send someone here on a schedule, and do it easily, which you have told us it is NOT easy to get to.

I think you are mistaking an RVE for a BOL. 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    
rabidbeaver
rabidbeaver
7. RE: Mt. Hood- Timberline lodge
Mar 19 2011, 1:17 AM EDT | Post edited: Mar 19 2011, 1:17 AM EDT
"Just so we're clear on what an RVE is, it's not supposed to be a base. It's somewhere pre-arranged away from your BOL where you can pick up survivors, particularly people from ZSDW. This means you have to be able to send someone here on a schedule, and do it easily, which you have told us it is NOT easy to get to.

I think you are mistaking an RVE for a BOL."
I think I meant it to be an RVE and I wasn't thinking about the easily accessed part but the part about it being easily defended and that almost everyone knows where it is without to much help. Usually this kind of attributes would make it a bad RVE or BOL due to everyone knowing where it is. But it is well off the beaten path of normal evacuation routes. So it started in my mind as an RVE but I guese it would make a better BOL. It could also play both roles? Do you find this valuable?    
paranoiakid
paranoiakid
8. RE: Mt. Hood- Timberline lodge
May 14 2011, 10:07 PM EDT | Post edited: May 14 2011, 10:07 PM EDT
"I think I meant it to be an RVE and I wasn't thinking about the easily accessed part but the part about it being easily defended and that almost everyone knows where it is without to much help. Usually this kind of attributes would make it a bad RVE or BOL due to everyone knowing where it is. But it is well off the beaten path of normal evacuation routes. So it started in my mind as an RVE but I guese it would make a better BOL. It could also play both roles?"
Ski-bowl should be the RVE and timberline the HQ. both would be good for either mix-matched solution but the higher elevation and view down a few sides would make timberline the better base. Do you find this valuable?    
rabidbeaver
rabidbeaver
9. RE: Mt. Hood- Timberline lodge
May 14 2011, 11:05 PM EDT | Post edited: May 14 2011, 11:05 PM EDT
"Ski-bowl should be the RVE and timberline the HQ. both would be good for either mix-matched solution but the higher elevation and view down a few sides would make timberline the better base."
Great Idea! Do you find this valuable?    
paranoiakid
paranoiakid
10. RE: Mt. Hood- Timberline lodge
May 19 2011, 11:15 PM EDT | Post edited: May 19 2011, 11:15 PM EDT
Con queso! ("with cheese" in spanish) Do you find this valuable?    
Xypher
Xypher
11. RE: Mt. Hood- Timberline lodge
Sep 27 2011, 6:59 PM EDT | Post edited: Sep 27 2011, 6:59 PM EDT
Then once we have enough survivors we could retake Timberline!! Do you find this valuable?    
findmeharry
findmeharry
12. RE: Mt. Hood- Timberline lodge
May 11 2012, 2:41 PM EDT | Post edited: May 11 2012, 2:41 PM EDT
Do we have a count of how many will there then if this our RVE? Do you find this valuable?    
epic_epicness
epic_epicness
13. RE: Mt. Hood- Timberline lodge
May 11 2012, 2:49 PM EDT | Post edited: May 11 2012, 2:49 PM EDT
"Do we have a count of how many will there then if this our RVE?"
the sad thing about this is that we are so popular a site that if we mention it and don't own it the location is compromised before anything ever happens. Do you find this valuable?