Posted by Peptic Ulcer I can't believe this thread is still going. It's like the Barn of Doom. Everything that could POSSIBLY be said about this topic has been said. Even so, for Lolli's benefit here goes: Most full members will not give you a location. Your best bet is to find other members here who are in your area and hook up with them for an explore. In most cases, your reception is going to be weary at first but they probably know of a low risk place that they will explore with you as a "getting to know you" before attempting something more risky. This hobby is dangerous for a number of reasons. Bringing someone along that you don't know multiply those risks. It's best to go to local meet ups and earn trust before you expect locations to come your way. Also, nobody likes to be sponged off. You should have some unique places of your own to offer or I can guarantee any info source you get will be short lived. |
Posted by fradd Well what about a guide to finding places then? People say "just go look". Okay, I can drive around in my town on ALL the different streets for about 5 hours or probably more, but I won't find anywhere to explore. I can drive around the entire state for weeks. It's too big to "just go look", especially because I'd have to come back home every night. I assume many of you who say to "just go look" live on the East coast where there is a metric-f*ck-ton of locations just because it's very old. But out in the West it's rather hard to find anything besides mines and other tourist destinations. In Denver, places get demo'd rather fast. So yeah, a guide would be nice. A detailed guide. |
Posted by fradd Well what about a guide to finding places then? People say "just go look". Okay, I can drive around in my town on ALL the different streets for about 5 hours or probably more, but I won't find anywhere to explore. I can drive around the entire state for weeks. It's too big to "just go look", especially because I'd have to come back home every night. I assume many of you who say to "just go look" live on the East coast where there is a metric-f*ck-ton of locations just because it's very old. But out in the West it's rather hard to find anything besides mines and other tourist destinations. In Denver, places get demo'd rather fast. So yeah, a guide would be nice. A detailed guide. |
Posted by Steed How much are you willing to pay? |
Posted by fradd Well what about a guide to finding places then? People say "just go look". Okay, I can drive around in my town on ALL the different streets for about 5 hours or probably more, but I won't find anywhere to explore. I can drive around the entire state for weeks. It's too big to "just go look", especially because I'd have to come back home every night. I assume many of you who say to "just go look" live on the East coast where there is a metric-f*ck-ton of locations just because it's very old. But out in the West it's rather hard to find anything besides mines and other tourist destinations. In Denver, places get demo'd rather fast. So yeah, a guide would be nice. A detailed guide. |
Posted by laurel Does anyone have any recommendations for locations in Arkansas or Tennessee they would recommend for a new explorer? I would love to see some pictures too! |
Posted by Dee Ashley The Delta region (both the TN/MS and the AR sides) is truly a historic and exploring gold mine if you just look around. I drove all the way out there from Dallas, Texas - simply based on what I found by looking at Google Earth/maps and a little bit of research. Once I actually got there, I found a ton more than I had even initially discovered by way of those methods. I believe that a lot of this is due to multiple factors that are mostly tied together: 1. this is one of the poorest economical regions in the country 2. there are residual effects still felt from the Civil War era - both in the economy and in the demographics of that area. 3. *Shrinking populations. *That last one is a great indicator of towns with a high rate of abandonments. I've recently had a lot of success by simply researching areas with shrinking populations. |
Posted by laurel Good idea, Ashley! I never thought about it that way. What is usually your plan when it comes to looking for new areas? |
Posted by bobbyl16 so far i have only found two untouched places , both by accident...all the others have been repeatedly gang raped loll, still fun to find a new place even if it has been wrecked. i can understand how frustrating it is for beginners like myself to find new places,with our newbie enthusiasm we want to do one a week lol. At the same time i understand why locations must be kept secret.. the temptation to ask is huge, but all i can do is keep my ears and eyes open and search. last weekend i went to visite a friend, and on the way into her town i noticed a big abandoned paper mill...i asked her about it and we visited. Turns out i have heard of the place but never knew where it was. So i guess just pay attention and things eventually show up. |
Posted by Steed Discovery of new locations is in itself I think one of the greatest accomplishments in UE, |
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Posted by algorithm I don't think that's entirely true. The frequenting part anyways. (If it is, hi FBI! Hi NSA! Hi Trump!) |
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