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B. Real
Location: Muddy swamp town Gender: Male Total Likes: 2 likes
Stove slave with a free mind
| | | Bumping into Shady Characters < on 2/14/2014 4:05 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Hey, I'm entirely new to this forum and have been thinking about giving urban exploration a try since before I was in high school. Now that I've got my own set of wheels and plenty of time on my hands, I feel like I should give finally go for it. The area I live in is/was relatively industrial and I'm sure there are abandoned locations littered around. I actually know of one that was once a slave house, off of a college's campus. There's not much to see there, though, as the house is really just a foundation, some stairs, and a few statues. I'm curious about self-defense and running into people while exploring. I plan on snooping through the area I intend to explore, finding a location far from public view, and sneaking into/climbing into it. Aside from the snow that won't be gone for at least another month (footprints are somewhat suspicious), I'm concerned that there will be squatters, taggers, and crackheads inhabiting the buildings I intend to explore. It might seem a dumb question, as I intend to stake out these locations pretty thoroughly to make sure nobody's around, what should I do in the event I do run into some shady characters? Running is for sure an option, but I'd prefer not to and I'm not really into the idea of having to beat up a bum or something. That being said, what precautions should you take when entering a building? Should you keep self-defense in mind at all times, or should you try and communicate with someone you accidentally bump into? I'd prefer to attempt exploring in the early morning, just after sunrise to make sure that nobody at all would be around. Also, spin me a tale of a time where you ran into some shadiness? How'd you handle it? This is my first post, my first thread, and my first hello to you all, so, hello!
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| NotBatman
Location: MSP Gender: Male Total Likes: 443 likes
Secret Cult Member
| | | Re: Bumping into Shady Characters < Reply # 7 on 2/14/2014 1:27 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by B. Real I'm curious about self-defense and running into people while exploring. I plan on snooping through the area I intend to explore, finding a location far from public view, and sneaking into/climbing into it. Aside from the snow that won't be gone for at least another month (footprints are somewhat suspicious), I'm concerned that there will be squatters, taggers, and crackheads inhabiting the buildings I intend to explore. It might seem a dumb question, as I intend to stake out these locations pretty thoroughly to make sure nobody's around, what should I do in the event I do run into some shady characters?
| First, because no one seems to have addressed it, the snow. If there's no footprints when you get there (or nothing recent, or well traveled) then the snow works in your favor as you can be reasonably confident that you will be alone. (Or that there's no way in or nothing worth seeing, but that's a different issue.) Even if yours are the first set of tracks, most times you'll be long gone before anyone sees your prints and immediately decides that it's terrorists and calls their local FBI branch. As for self defense, you should always be aware of your surroundings, always have a good idea of the best way out of the room/hall/building, and always be aware of what you have on you or nearby that can be used as a weapon or to help get away. I carry a small folding knife (which I would never want to use as a weapon for a variety of reasons, but it's there) and often have a good, solid tripod with me. Loose sections of board/pipes found on site, hell rocks and broken things on the floor. Just be aware of your resources and mostly don't worry about it. Because all that being said, I've never yet run into anyone immediately violent. (People do, but it's pretty rare.) When I discover someone else with me in a building/tunnel/cave I tend to just walk up and introduce myself and (depending on my supply) offer a beer and get the awkward "everyone dancing around each other trying to figure the other person/group out and trying not to make contact" phase out of the way, because it bores me. Once I'm sure it's not a cop (and it almost never is) I will just literally walk up and say, "Hi, there!" Posted by B. Real Also, spin me a tale of a time where you ran into some shadiness? How'd you handle it?
| Once in a while, things do get a little shady after that. Alone in the basement of an abandoned building late at night, I saw a light in a room pretty far from the stairs. So I approached to introduce myself and, assuming it was the current resident, assure them that I meant no harm and was just passing through, maybe offer a beer. Now, I was drunk (as hell) and injured from a pretty mean fall as well, so I don't know for sure what he was REALLY doing, but when I got close what I was CERTAIN was going on was that this shaggy-looking dude in the basement was making a collage out of missing persons posters. I literally cut off my introduction, mid-stream, with "Oh, and THAT'S what you're doing, so I'm just going to go back this way and make my way back out. Have a great night." And I got the fuck out. Welcome to UER. After your first post, we'll all transform into slobbering trolls. It's just a phase, don't even worry about it.
| I'm a "Leave only footprints, take only pornography" kind of guy, myself. |
| A Through Z Explorations
Location: Area 51A Gender: Male Total Likes: 288 likes
INTRUDER ALERT! "I only came to dance." -Combichrist
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| fiftyone_eggs
Location: jerzey Gender: Male Total Likes: 266 likes
| | | | Re: Bumping into Shady Characters < Reply # 13 on 2/15/2014 1:12 AM > | Reply with Quote
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