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Urban Salvaging after TSHTF - NorthernRaider - 22 November 2014 Urban Salvaging after TSHTF Over on some forums and E mail groups we have often discussed returning to cities on salvage operations. It got so interesting some UK preppers went over and visited on URBAN EXPLORATION FORUMS, they shared with us loads of advice on kit, tips, safety issues etc. Its pretty clear that a POST PA city is going to be quite dangerous after a couple of years, risks include Toxic Waste leaking from corroded pipes and vessels Asbestos and glass fibre insulation being exposed to the atmosphere. Unburied dead Feral animals Rabies Rats and Weils Disease Falling masonry / tiles / slates/ guttering / antenna / power cables/ windows etc Residents with hostile intentions Displaced glass cladding from sky scrapers Corroded metalwork breaking free Eroded or undercut pavements etc collapsing into cellars, sink holes. old tube or tunnels etc Falling tree limbs Displaced paving Collapsing damaged or decayed buildings etc Exposed cables / hawsers / rebar and other trip hazards Some of the Urbex chaps recommend ( ONLY AFTER TSHTF or you may be mistaken for criminals) Hard Hats like rock climbers use (with chin straps) Climbing gear and ropes for entering and exiting tower blocks and sub terr structures Head mounted AND hand held flashlights / spare batteries Prybars, Hatchets, Bolt Cutters etc Marker paint aerosols Disinfectant Two way Radios Charged cell phone Coloured Cable ties Water Proof Plastic Ziplock Bags Comprehensive FAKs The best and most recent maps of roads / utilities routes / tube and rail lines Prearranged emergency RV locations Personal water filters Eye protection Mouth / Nose filter protection (some also favour knee protectors as well) Quality work gloves etc They advise looking up and down as well as front / left and right when moving on foot in urban areas. Not a comprehensive list of stuff but useful items none the less. RE: Urban Salvaging after TSHTF - Straight Shooter - 22 November 2014 i am now starting to remember why i came here...great stuff RE: Urban Salvaging after TSHTF - Devonian - 22 November 2014 On offer in Lidl's now: http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-2491.htm?action=showDetail&id=18292 RE: Urban Salvaging after TSHTF - bigpaul - 23 November 2014 or as an alternative(this is what I've got) available on Ebay: M88 Swat tactical military army helmet airsoft paintball, complete with goggles for around £12.99. RE: Urban Salvaging after TSHTF - Sunna - 23 November 2014 so the sort of stuff you would where on a building site. hardhat,steel boots, donkey jacket. I would not go into a big city unless I had to , sticking to village shops. out of town complexes , small towns. in the nearest village to me is a midlands farmer store selling everything you would need from cloths , fencing ,tools , bulk food for anmials and people, coal and logs. RE: Urban Salvaging after TSHTF - bigpaul - 23 November 2014 (23 November 2014, 15:09)Sunna Wrote: I would not go into a big city unless I had to , sticking to village shops. out of town complexes , small towns. Ditto!!! RE: Urban Salvaging after TSHTF - Straight Shooter - 23 November 2014 RE: Urban Salvaging after TSHTF (Today 14:09)Sunna Wrote: I would not go into a big city unless I had to , sticking to village shops. out of town complexes , small towns. in the nearest village to me is a midlands farmer store selling everything you would need from cloths , fencing ,tools , bulk food for anmials and people, coal and logs. double ditto!!!! |