Dallas Dixon
Member
I live right next to a set of railroad tracks, and after walking them alot more often, I've realized it isn't nearly as appealing to follow them to your bugout location as it is to take the forested route. I have seen some dangers of railroad travel, and I would like to highlight them quickly for you guys.
One danger of railroad travel is how exposed you are to others. I walked on the railroad tracks tonight, and my friends about 300 yards off managed to see us walking down them. You are severely exposed, and this may cause you to be fatally wounded or die in an extreme situation.
Another danger is how many un-informed looneys may be walking the railroad when the SHTF. They wouldn't realize just how easy it would be to run into someone, and after walking the tracks myself, I find it is easy to locate others and sometimes even get noticed by others. The traffic would be horrendous. If you wanted, you could set up an ambush from either side of the tracks, and maybe even use bottles of black powder, if your aim is good enough. Many things can happen on a place that has a high traffic output. ings, theft, the list goes on for a while.
In an SHTF situation, you can use the railroad to your advantage in many ways. Learn the woods beside it and you may have an ambush area. If there is a creek beside it, use it. Everything is useful in some way. Even these railroad tracks, which seem useless, can be a prime traffic point, and you can use that to your advantage.
-Sincerely,
Dallas
One danger of railroad travel is how exposed you are to others. I walked on the railroad tracks tonight, and my friends about 300 yards off managed to see us walking down them. You are severely exposed, and this may cause you to be fatally wounded or die in an extreme situation.
Another danger is how many un-informed looneys may be walking the railroad when the SHTF. They wouldn't realize just how easy it would be to run into someone, and after walking the tracks myself, I find it is easy to locate others and sometimes even get noticed by others. The traffic would be horrendous. If you wanted, you could set up an ambush from either side of the tracks, and maybe even use bottles of black powder, if your aim is good enough. Many things can happen on a place that has a high traffic output. ings, theft, the list goes on for a while.
In an SHTF situation, you can use the railroad to your advantage in many ways. Learn the woods beside it and you may have an ambush area. If there is a creek beside it, use it. Everything is useful in some way. Even these railroad tracks, which seem useless, can be a prime traffic point, and you can use that to your advantage.
-Sincerely,
Dallas