Posted by Emiliath My friend and try to park with other cars and walk the rest of the distance. However, in a few cases, we've parked on the shoulder of the road. When we do this, we hang a cloth out the window to make it look as if we are having car troubles and will be back for it soon. |
Posted by Aran Seems a bit risky to me. What if a cop radios it in, or stops to help? |
Posted by Aran Seems a bit risky to me. What if a cop radios it in, or stops to help? |
Posted by Emiliath I guess there will always be some type of risk associated with it, but we thought this would be less suspicious than just parking right in front of the building. I mean... cars do break down and if we weren't there when a cop showed up, I would hope he would think we were getting help. |
Posted by Nitsud Parking has been one of the biggest reason's I've yet to explore any place yet. I live in a super small town where everyone knows everyone, and word travels fast. They definitely don't mind calling the cops, since they nor the cops have anything else better to do. They also don't mind ratting you out to the cops either. While parking a distance away and walking seems like a good idea, some locations I know of I run the risk of getting caught on the hike over too it. Shame too, since one of them are a abandoned factory. |
Posted by Mickael Interesting thread. There's a location that I'd like to check out, however the ONLY access point is an old road that connects right to the highway, and there's a metal gate which is only 10ft away from the highway. There's nowhere to park beside on the shoulder, which isn't allowed and will get you towed in under an hour. |
Posted by blackhawk A bike makes miles seem like blocks. A street legal dirt bike is another option. |
Posted by Mickael Already thought of that one. You can't ride a bike on the highway and there's no such a thing as a street legal dirt bike here. It's a very secluded industrial location in a wooded area, surrounded by swamps. I'll just wait for the swamp to freeze (it's -20 celcius today, shouldn't be long) and snowshoe in through the woods from the nearest road. It shouldn't take more than an hour and a half and it actually feels like an adventure |
Posted by Dee Ashley I had my car towed on an explore once. I came back to a void in space and time where my car had once been parked around 10:00PM on a Friday night in a tiny town that could easily be confused as the armpit of america. I was alone, with nothing within walking distance except a prison and a nut hut for the criminally insane. Did I also mention I was about 400 miles from my house in a different state and that the tow truck guy decided to leave town for the weekend? Yeah. Parking is a real bitch sometimes. I'd love to do that location again (I've been two times and barely scratched the surface), but next time I'll suck it up and probably go the predawn route that Blackhawk mentioned. That seems to be the best way to mitigate the risks associated with visibility. I light paint too, so getting there predawn isn't always a bad thing - although I REALLY prefer to have scouted the area out in the daytime first. Things look incredibly different in the daytime. I can't count the times I've been shocked by some aspect of a potential site that I couldn't see under the cover of darkness... sometimes this is good and sometimes this is bad! Sorry, I strayed from the point there for a moment. |
Posted by Emiliath Posted by Dee Ashley I had my car towed on an explore once. I came back to a void in space and time where my car had once been parked around 10:00PM on a Friday night in a tiny town that could easily be confused as the armpit of america. I was alone, with nothing within walking distance except a prison and a nut hut for the criminally insane. Did I also mention I was about 400 miles from my house in a different state and that the tow truck guy decided to leave town for the weekend? Yeah. Parking is a real bitch sometimes. I'd love to do that location again (I've been two times and barely scratched the surface), but next time I'll suck it up and probably go the predawn route that Blackhawk mentioned. That seems to be the best way to mitigate the risks associated with visibility. I light paint too, so getting there predawn isn't always a bad thing - although I REALLY prefer to have scouted the area out in the daytime first. Things look incredibly different in the daytime. I can't count the times I've been shocked by some aspect of a potential site that I couldn't see under the cover of darkness... sometimes this is good and sometimes this is bad! Sorry, I strayed from the point there for a moment. I'm curious as to what you did after you couldn't get your car for the weekend? |
Posted by Dee Ashley I had to tuck my tail between my legs and call my mom and ask her to wire money to me so I could stay in a motel for the weekend. |
Posted by ty21 Watch out for fire hydrants, first time I ever went tunnel exploring I got a parking ticket for being near one... Pretty dumb mistake honestly |
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