booby trapped trails??

[pbkid]

hey guys, check this out...

just some interesting info to know..

http://www.ttora.com/forum/showthrea...51#post1376151

[Scott Harness]

I've heard of this kind of stuff before. sick people!

[taylorRichie]

wow...
http://www.omnipresence.mahost.org/inttxt.htm

The how to guide.

[nfpgasmask]

Yeah, I saw some crap like this a year or so ago. Pretty freakin rediculous...

Bart

[Ldub]

Yeah, I saw some crap like this a year or so ago. Pretty freakin rediculous...

Bart

I can see it now...

Bart sees that the trail is booby trapped, gets out of his truck & says...

"Caltrops...COOL" & picks them all up & keeps them for future reference...

[nfpgasmask]

I can see it now...

Bart sees that the trail is booby trapped, gets out of his truck & says...

"Caltrops...COOL" & picks them all up & keeps them for future reference...

The real question, is what would I do if I came upon some eco terrorists in the act of setting booby traps...a lot can happen in the middle of the desert.

Bart

[Ldub]

The real question, is what would I do if I came upon some eco terrorists in the act of setting booby traps...a lot can happen in the middle of the desert.

Bart

Yep.... One of my favorite quotes form goodfellas (I think)...

There's a lotta holes in the desert...
And in those holes, a lot of problems.

Not sure how close I remembered that...

[tom4bren]

We experienced that in Shenandoah. Someone put a tadpole pond right in front of Eric.

[mdwyer]

Yeah, I saw some crap like this a year or so ago. Pretty freakin rediculous...

Yeah, but I can see why someone would do it. I've got some pristine property up in the mountains. In the past, people would steal the woodpile from time to time, and the cabin up the road was totally looted. But in general, it wasn't too bad. There were some pretty hefty rocks in the road, and the scrambling needed to get there made it remote to most people. (Prime reason I bought my VX, actually...)

Lately, the fences and gates are getting locked, up and down the valley -- to keep the ATV riders out. Although the hikers, bikers, and jeepers are pretty good people in general, the ATV riders seem to have no qualms with leaving the road and tearing up the land.

I've got a security cam shot of some kids driving right up to the NO TREASPASSING sign, a hundred yards from the road.

I've considered traps, but discarded them as a totally stupid idea. I would really love to inconvenience someone with no respect for the outdoors, but I don't think it would do to injure anyone -- especially someone like a hiker.

So, I just sit around and rant. "Ge'off my prop-er-tie!!"

[nfpgasmask]

Yep.... One of my favorite quotes form goodfellas (I think)...

There's a lotta holes in the desert...
And in those holes, a lot of problems.

Not sure how close I remembered that...

Almost, its Casino (pretty much the same thing though, right) and its "A lot of holes in the desert, and a lot of problems are buried in those holes."

Casino is a cold-blooded, BRUTAL film. Good stuff.

Bart

[nfpgasmask]

Yeah, but I can see why someone would do it.

Well, booby trapping your own property to catch trespassers is one thing (actually sounds like fun). The problem here, is that it's eco-terrorists who are laying traps to disable 4x4 vehicles on National Forest and BLM trails. I personally think there should be guidelines, and FIRM, EXPENSIVE punishments for people who get caught cutting trails and dumping trash, but booby trapping trails is like blowing up abortion clinics.

Bart

[taylorRichie]

Watch out for those guys in rootbeer brown Toyota pickups too! They have been known to really tear up a rig!

I just shed a tear

[xman]

i completly agree... people who set traps on public lands should charges of premeditated murder... especially if they set wire up neck high... i mean wtf who in their right mind would do something like that... i also found this pamphlet about how to set boobytraps, it sounds like it was made for world war 1 and 2. i read it and its really revealing. its good to read it and know what your up agianst.
http://www.mega.nu:8080/ampp/efdm/efdm.html

[Ldub]

The real question, is what would I do if I came upon some eco terrorists in the act of setting booby traps...

Bart

There would be no choice, but to go all "Anton Chigurh" on their sorry az...

[kodiak]

Lol!!

There would be no choice, but to go all "Anton Chigurh" on their sorry az...