You're downtown...when SHTF

Velzey · Jan 20, 2015

I would swim over to the USS Blueback SS-581, and use it as my command center!

pdrake · Jan 20, 2015

I just found this thread. I was close to the Kobe earthquake in '95 (20 years have passed already....?). It was amazing to see which buildings failed, which didn't, and why. One of the really interesting take-aways for me was the preferred mode of transportation: Small dirt bikes, because they can go anywhere, even on mangled railway tracks. You guys who look for bicycles are assuming smooth surfaces, which will be long gone. 4 wheeled vehicles are useless, also.

I often see threads about bug-out bags and the like, practicing your various skills. Learning how to (or remembering how to) ride dirt bikes is surprisingly important.

mjbskwim · Jan 20, 2015

pdrake said:
I just found this thread. I was close to the Kobe earthquake in '95 (20 years have passed already....?). It was amazing to see which buildings failed, which didn't, and why. One of the really interesting take-aways for me was the preferred mode of transportation: Small dirt bikes, because they can go anywhere, even on mangled railway tracks. You guys who look for bicycles are assuming smooth surfaces, which will be long gone. 4 wheeled vehicles are useless, also.

I often see threads about bug-out bags and the like, practicing your various skills. Learning how to (or remembering how to) ride dirt bikes is surprisingly important.

I quoted this to the BOV thread,cause the mpg makes then near perfect

Provincial · Jan 20, 2015

I was in Portland recently, and noticed that the new trolley bridge appears to be the most earthquake-resistant crossing. I don't know if the footings go to bedrock, but if they do, it might be the only one left.

greydog111 · Jan 25, 2015

edison bulb said:
You live on the East side. 1 hour later you're downtown at Pioneer Square buying a new iPod when SHTF. Let's say the fault line bursts and the bridges go down. What would you do to get back home?

Move before that happens. Portland will be a free fire zone!

AMProducts · Feb 1, 2015

So let me get this straight... someone abducted me, drugged me, convinced me to buy an ipod and then dropped me off at pioneer square just before a massive earthquake? Man, talk about a day that's too horrible for words. I'm sure when I sober up I'll be really pissed about the ipod and being anywhere near pioneer square.