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Re: Hidden retreat?

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2018 6:12 pm
by Chunk
Ha ha ha i keep thinking of raiders of the lost ark down this one by me.

Ps anyone near Chester area who wants to visit one give us a shout;)

Re: Hidden retreat?

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2018 6:21 pm
by Deeps
Arzosah wrote: Sun Dec 30, 2018 5:48 pm I can't even see what that is :lol: :lol: :lol: I'd have thought something James Bondish originally, but it also looks like Harry Potter, when they tried to steal the cup from Gringotts in Deathly Hallows :lol:
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom with the stupidly long railway. Was looking for a picture with Shortround in it.

Re: Hidden retreat?

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2018 6:42 pm
by korolev
Chunk wrote: Sun Dec 30, 2018 6:12 pm Ha ha ha i keep thinking of raiders of the lost ark down this one by me.

Ps anyone near Chester area who wants to visit one give us a shout;)
I'd take you up on that if I didn't live nearer to Paris than Chester. I love underground stuff.

Re: Hidden retreat?

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2018 7:58 pm
by grenfell
I'd be somewhat wary of using a mine if I'm honest. Not just because of bad guys and big murderous balls but because they're potentially quite unsafe. Depending on what sort of mine and where it is there could be problems with gas and flooding not to mention the possibility of collapse. They're also likely to be cold and uncomfortable and many only have one way in or out. If one has to go down a shaft there's also the problem of getting stuck down there .
I always think the biggest issue with bug out plans is timing and duration. Exactly when to run to the bunker , campsite or bug out vehicle and then just how long one has to stay there. Fuel availability could very well be an issue as could weather conditions. One thing I think would be essential anyway would be a decent radio receiver and power to run it so one could monitor events as they unfold and and judge when it would be safe go back to " civilisation " .

Re: Hidden retreat?

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2018 8:36 am
by Arzosah
Deeps wrote: Sun Dec 30, 2018 6:21 pm
Arzosah wrote: Sun Dec 30, 2018 5:48 pm I can't even see what that is :lol: :lol: :lol: I'd have thought something James Bondish originally, but it also looks like Harry Potter, when they tried to steal the cup from Gringotts in Deathly Hallows :lol:
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom with the stupidly long railway. Was looking for a picture with Shortround in it.

Ta! I never saw that one :oops: though I do like Harrison Ford doing his thing :mrgreen:

Re: Hidden retreat?

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2018 8:38 am
by Arzosah
Chunk wrote: Sun Dec 30, 2018 6:12 pmPs anyone near Chester area who wants to visit one give us a shout;)
I'll be up that way in spring :mrgreen: when staying with rellies, my new route takes me through Chester. Would love to see something like that in the flesh. Is that a salt mine, Chunk?

Re: Hidden retreat?

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2018 9:25 am
by Chunk
grenfell wrote: Sun Dec 30, 2018 7:58 pm I'd be somewhat wary of using a mine if I'm honest. Not just because of bad guys and big murderous balls but because they're potentially quite unsafe. Depending on what sort of mine and where it is there could be problems with gas and flooding not to mention the possibility of collapse. They're also likely to be cold and uncomfortable and many only have one way in or out. If one has to go down a shaft there's also the problem of getting stuck down there .
I always think the biggest issue with bug out plans is timing and duration. Exactly when to run to the bunker , campsite or bug out vehicle and then just how long one has to stay there. Fuel availability could very well be an issue as could weather conditions. One thing I think would be essential anyway would be a decent radio receiver and power to run it so one could monitor events as they unfold and and judge when it would be safe go back to " civilisation " .
Some well founded concerns there! Pros and cons i guess

Re: Hidden retreat?

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2018 9:26 am
by Chunk
Arzosah wrote: Mon Dec 31, 2018 8:38 am
Chunk wrote: Sun Dec 30, 2018 6:12 pmPs anyone near Chester area who wants to visit one give us a shout;)
I'll be up that way in spring :mrgreen: when staying with rellies, my new route takes me through Chester. Would love to see something like that in the flesh. Is that a salt mine, Chunk?
Sure thing, give me a shout when your up thos way ;)
Ps google Hendre spa mine

Re: Hidden retreat?

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2018 10:43 am
by Panther
All this talk about hiding in mines or caves ..... I think I must be missing something here. Who or what are you guys planning to hide from exactly? :?

Re: Hidden retreat?

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2018 10:45 am
by Chunk
Panther wrote: Mon Dec 31, 2018 10:43 am All this talk about hiding in mines or caves ..... I think I must be missing something here. Who or what are you guys planning to hide from exactly? :?
A up ;) me personally go down them for fun.