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Simulacra
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 		Visiting Cambridge Mental Hospital
I think that we ought to (if possible) visit the modern ruin of Cambridge Mental Hospital. I am an urban explorer but it's a bit cumbersome for me to travel to the US (I am located Sweden). However, I am running a forum for urban explorers, who gladly will help you with information on how to explore safely, what to pack, how to deactivate alarms, avoid asbetosis, open a manhole from beneath or travel through sewers without getting infected by e-coli bacteria.

PM me or visit http://interactingarts.org/ and visit the forums.
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Man, if I were nearby, it'd be fun.
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Varin
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 		I would go right now if it were a little closer (about 7 1/2 hours drive from me). I wonder what it would take to convince my hubbie to make a weekend road trip? Wink Anyway, I don't know if I am as brave as I was in my college years, when I did that kind of exploring for the sake of "art". I probably could've used some of your tips then.
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 		Re: Visiting Cambridge Mental Hospital
Simulacra wrote:
I think that we ought to (if possible) visit the modern ruin of Cambridge Mental Hospital. I am an urban explorer but it's a bit cumbersome for me to travel to the US (I am located Sweden). However, I am running a forum for urban explorers, who gladly will help you with information on how to explore safely, what to pack, how to deactivate alarms, avoid asbetosis, open a manhole from beneath or travel through sewers without getting infected by e-coli bacteria.

PM me or visit http://interactingarts.org/ and visit the forums.


I think I mentioned this earlier, but apparently I live about 5 minutes away from the site for this hospital. I'm only just realizing this because I've only lived here a year and don't know tons about the city. I was planning a trip over there already, but I left for a mini-vacation on Saturday and just got back. I'm planning to stop by there tomorrow after work. I'll bring the camera and see what I find...
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RobMagus
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 		Good luck, dishboy!

Be on the lookout for the sites in the pictures that we've got already. ESP. the headstone, the hole with the rope, and the doors.

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Varin
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 		good luck! Bring a friend and a flashlight Smile
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 		And if you keep returning to the same place over and over again... start yelling Wink
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Varin
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 		and if there is a girl in your group, tell her not to wear high heels and not to trip and fall when something starts chasing you.
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Simulacra
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 		Suggested equipment
I recommend that you also bring:

- An agile backpack
- Two sets of flashlights - which are not handheld, but possible to fasten on your forehead or on your clothes (Silent Hill-style!)
- Extra batteries
- First aid equipment
- Cell phones
- Gloves
- Though, dark clothes and comfortable shoes
- Soft kneepads
- Notepad and pen (for leaving messages)
- Water (to drink and to clean hands and wound with)
- Plastic bags and tape (to put around your feet if you need to go over deep water)
- Camera with fully charged flash (and a DV-cam?)
- A friend with the same set of equipment

Also tell someone where you are going and when you are going to be back. Just in case.
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Clopin
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 		Simulacra: How often do you go on such a trip? :p
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Simulacra
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Clopin wrote:
Simulacra: How often do you go on such a trip? :p


Perhaps two or three times a month. Sometimes more often, sometimes less often. If you are interested in urban exploration and happen to live in Sweden there's a big feature on it (that I've written) in the Situation Stockholm magazine. The magazine is similar to The Big Issue in England.
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Varin
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(Silent Hill-style!)


Probably not the best game to mention to someone who is going into a dark, deserted mental hospital. Wink Watch out for bloody, faceless nurses dishboy!
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