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| | | | Re: Should I bring a weapon? < Reply # 20 on 5/3/2019 4:25 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by Brind I always carry a pocket knife, but not as a weapon. It's just handy to have. However, I've found the best way to make friends when exploring is having a pack of cigarettes. Offering a smoke has gotten me tours by the residents of so many different locations. These are just people trying to get by. Not something to be scared of.
| Same with the knife. The cigs are a nice gesture and will work a lot of times I suspect. However unless you know them, you don't know who you're dealing with. The problem with cigs or even a light is it ties your hands up if your dealing with a mugger. You need to keep your hands free and limit contact. Muggers will also feel you out sometimes beforehand for compliance... to see if you're an easy mark. I've had it happen before. No is my favorite word... and has served me well. No will quickly turn into 'Get the fuck up of here!' when I'm dealing with aggressive panhandlers that walk up to me. No easy ride... it pays to advertise this. My replies depend on the individual, circumstances, my gut feeling at the time and mood. That said I avoid going where people live; respect.
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| | | Re: Should I bring a weapon? < Reply # 24 on 5/7/2019 8:36 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | I think at the end of the day, Especially in the OP's situation where they sound new to this. " A weapon " even though you're more than likely never going to use it, is a piece of mind tool. In most cases in the highly unlikely chance you come across someone doing drugs, or living in a place they are going to try to frighten you away first. Make some noise or whatnot. They don't want a battle anymore than you do. For me, when I feel like we have encounter someone, We leave. They could be wonderful humans, or deranged lunatics. I dont want to find out. I think we forget too homeless people are " people " too, and the big scary factory, is big and scary to them as well, most would rather sleep in a shed behind a church in town. For me I like a 6 D cell maglite. Not for every explore I do, but some places are a little more sketchy than others... its an elegant tool/weapon, heavy, beefy, feels good to hold, Not a blade, tazer or gun if you get popped by police, and makes you feel secure... and I think that more than anything is the point of the weapon... not so much you would ever use it, but its one less thing on your mind as you enter the rabbit hole. I've never come remotely close to an altercation but in some of the bigger , more unnerving places... especially in my early days of doing this. That heavy flashlight was a little piece of mind, relax a bit and take in the ruins.
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| | | Re: Should I bring a weapon? < Reply # 25 on 5/10/2019 1:39 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by ThatGuyThatPlace I think at the end of the day, Especially in the OP's situation where they sound new to this. " A weapon " even though you're more than likely never going to use it, is a piece of mind tool. In most cases in the highly unlikely chance you come across someone doing drugs, or living in a place they are going to try to frighten you away first. Make some noise or whatnot. They don't want a battle anymore than you do. For me, when I feel like we have encounter someone, We leave. They could be wonderful humans, or deranged lunatics. I dont want to find out. I think we forget too homeless people are " people " too, and the big scary factory, is big and scary to them as well, most would rather sleep in a shed behind a church in town. For me I like a 6 D cell maglite. Not for every explore I do, but some places are a little more sketchy than others... its an elegant tool/weapon, heavy, beefy, feels good to hold, Not a blade, tazer or gun if you get popped by police, and makes you feel secure... and I think that more than anything is the point of the weapon... not so much you would ever use it, but its one less thing on your mind as you enter the rabbit hole. I've never come remotely close to an altercation but in some of the bigger , more unnerving places... especially in my early days of doing this. That heavy flashlight was a little piece of mind, relax a bit and take in the ruins.
| For sure that's the main reason I asked about a weapon. Like you said I am very new to this so it would be used more of a security measure so my friends and I can relax a little bit instead of being tense and worried about every little thing. That's a very good point about not wanting to find out if the person I may encounter could pose a threat to us or even they may not. That was another thing I was worried about and kind of leaning away from, is having an actual weapon which would probably get you in some trouble if caught by police. How do you explain why you had a taser or a knife to police? A flashlight is a lot easier to explain cause.. well it's a flashlight. Thanks again for your reply, I really appreciate the advice. I still have a lot to learn about Urban Exploration!
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