Death Traps??

[Tom_in_CA]

.... I answered the question ( and even gave examples of stories I have been told by other other prospectors and trackers....

Excuse the continued skepticism, but how is the above "proof" anything more than "he said she said" ? In other words, if I had a dollar for every sure-fire treasure story (and stories of spooks guarding treasures, lost mines, etc...), I would be rich already. So the mere fact of "some prospector coming up to your campfire and spinning a yarn" about a treasure (and supposed booby-trap guarding it) does NOT constitute "proof". Sorry 'bout that

.... I have come across DEATH TRAPS protecting a cache site. Traps that have already been tripped--and fully operational ones.....

Wonderful. And several people here keep asking for pictures of these "death traps" you most certainly found. Why can't you put a few on t'net here for us ? Yet for some strange reason, there's none forthcoming.

.... As the saying goes--some people have common sense--but often times common sense is mighty uncommon.

When KVM published photos of a "Cave of GOLD"--with the gold bars going back as far as the eye can see--
he had numerous threats on his and his families life--including them burning down his building /store--Examino
He also had every ASSET of his seized by the US federal government--even his house and bank accounts were seized
when he returned home--there were new pad locks on his house and notices by the US govt that it was property seized by
the government of the United States.

When Frank Fish published photos of gold and coins he found--he was murdered and his display cases containing gold
and silver were all robbed.

When Charles Garette displayed numerous silver coins--and the photos were published--his coin collections were also stolen....

Ah yes, OF COURSE. There's the reason why no proofs are forthcoming. Because to do so , some shadowy figure would come rob or kill you right ?

Don't you see the vicious circular logic ? I could say "I can find treasure with my peanut butter covered tennis shoe". And if someone objects and says "that's not logically possible, show us the proof". All I would have to say is that: " No-proof is required. Because if I were to show the proof (pix of the treasure or tennis shoe treasure-finding device), then my house will be robbed, the IRS will come knocking, and I can be killed" But rest assured, I most certainly found $1,000,000 in gold coins with my tennis shoe.

Do you see the circular logic ? No one can penetrate it. And it requires not a single shred of evidence. And you wonder how some persons are doubting this ?

 

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[Blak bart]

Hey tom you r oh so right about getting your source info. right. Amid the ruins .com is nothing more than an eco adventure company promoting there business. Seems everything is a death trap to them. I will be more careful in the future.your point is well taken thanks. Barton im still gonna get your book but im gonna also gonna get death traps to treasure too. I have many treasure books but none on this subject. IM going treasure hunting today hope I dont step in a pit fall trap. There has to be one about every 10 feet on this beach lol.

 

[goldenrecoveries]

Tom_in_Cal said
"Ah yes, OF COURSE. There's the reason why no proofs are forthcoming. Because to do so , some shadowy figure would come rob or kill you right ?

Don't you see the vicious circular logic ? I could say "I can find treasure with my peanut butter covered tennis shoe". And if someone objects and says "that's not logically possible, show us the proof". All I would have to say is that: " No-proof is required. Because if I were to show the proof (pix of the treasure or tennis shoe treasure-finding device), then my house will be robbed, the IRS will come knocking, and I can be killed" But rest assured, I most certainly found $1,000,000 in gold coins with my tennis shoe.

Do you see the circular logic ? No one can penetrate it. And it requires not a single shred of evidence. And you wonder how some persons are doubting this ? "

ha ha ha ha ha

Actually Tom, I DID find a "Death Trap" .................................. It was a HUGE tennis shoe covered in peanut butter perched above the Nike headquarters building. The "trigger mechanism" was the shoestrings. It was set-up in a way that if somebody were to make just one wrong move, they would end up smothered in peanut butter and then get stomped on by a VERY LARGE shoe! I WOULD post a pic but ................... you already know what would happen to me then!!! Not me NO WAY .... I don't want MY life ruined!

 

[relic lover]

"I like beer,
it makes me a jolly good fellow,
I like beer,
it helps me unwind
and sometime it makes me feel mellow.

Whiskey's to rough,
Champagne costs too much,
and Vodka puts my mouth in gear,
this little refrain,
may help me explain,
as a matter of fact,
I like beer." - Tom T. Hall

Sneaky Snake drank all my root beer I believe there was wiggling and hissing involved [emoji6]

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[Barton]

Hello Blak bart,

Death Traps To Treasure--by Charles Kenworthy is an excellent book. Every book by Charles Kenworthy is worth some serious study--you can learn alot;
if learning is what your open too.

Another top EXPERT whom I feel is really worth your time learning from is Sandy1. Certainly he is one of the FINEST TRACKERS AND TEACHERS THAT IS
WILLING TO SHOW THOSE, OPEN TO LEARNING, WHAT HE KNOWS. I would consider him one of the top ten trackers ( still alive ) in the United States.

Barton

 

[elh]

Tom_in_Cal said
"Ah yes, OF COURSE. There's the reason why no proofs are forthcoming. Because to do so , some shadowy figure would come rob or kill you right ?

Don't you see the vicious circular logic ? I could say "I can find treasure with my peanut butter covered tennis shoe". And if someone objects and says "that's not logically possible, show us the proof". All I would have to say is that: " No-proof is required. Because if I were to show the proof (pix of the treasure or tennis shoe treasure-finding device), then my house will be robbed, the IRS will come knocking, and I can be killed" But rest assured, I most certainly found $1,000,000 in gold coins with my tennis shoe.

Do you see the circular logic ? No one can penetrate it. And it requires not a single shred of evidence. And you wonder how some persons are doubting this ? "

ha ha ha ha ha

Actually Tom, I DID find a "Death Trap" .................................. It was a HUGE tennis shoe covered in peanut butter perched above the Nike headquarters building. The "trigger mechanism" was the shoestrings. It was set-up in a way that if somebody were to make just one wrong move, they would end up smothered in peanut butter and then get stomped on by a VERY LARGE shoe! I WOULD post a pic but ................... you already know what would happen to me then!!! Not me NO WAY .... I don't want MY life ruined!

Golden, GREAT, GREAT, Best of the best that I have seen or read. I will never look at shoe strings the same again. It's a rof for sure.

 

[Barton]

There are only two dangerous places I have experienced on a beach.

Once up in New England--I saw a rip current going out to sea--to me it appeared to be going about 10--15 MPH. Any swimmer caught in that
was in serious trouble.

Another time I was landing a boat--on the beach in heavy surf--a dory--as the bow of the dory hit the beach--I jumped over the side--holding the gunnel with my hands
to quickly pull the dory ashore--I was 4-to 5- feet from where the bow of the dory was on the beach--I expected the water to be 12--18" deep.

As I leaped over the side--my feet never touched bottom as my head went under water! Fortunately I was still holding the gunnel of the dory with my hands. I got the dory and myself safely ashore--but I was soaked from head to toes.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Nope. At least not one that worked. ;-)

 

[nmth]

nmth, post 46

Once I was walking in the Southwest--not paying any attention as I walked--I was walking forward but looking to the left through binoculars--across the canyon
( It is very foolish and it can be dangerous--not looking where you are walking )
As I was looking left--suddenly I jumped--straight up in the air 3 feet and came down.
I was frozen in place as I landed--dropping the binoculars--I was wondering what happened
and started looking around---directly in front of me--four feet away was a coiled rattlesnake
ready to strike had I taken one more step I would have been in easy striking distance of him!
Barton

You have a good autopilot!

 

[Dave Rishar]

I witnessed a trap once while metal detecting at Haddon Park. My girlfriend stepped in a dog turd that had apparently been left there by some kind of canine mutant that's the size of a Shire horse. (At least, we hope that it came from a dog. Bremerton parks, right?) I call this a trap because the log in question was so large, it actually went over the top of her boot. True story.

 

[Blak bart]

I witnessed a trap once while metal detecting at Haddon Park. My girlfriend stepped in a dog turd that had apparently been left there by some kind of canine mutant that's the size of a Shire horse. (At least, we hope that it came from a dog. Bremerton parks, right?) I call this a trap because the log in question was so large, it actually went over the top of her boot. True story.

What!!! No pic of this death trap either!! And I thought this would be the smoking gun evidence for sure.the dog was probaly spanish..!!

 

[Honest Samuel]

Hello miboje,

Just curious--do you, Honest Samuel, elh, or davin believe that a trap built 200--500 years ago will still function?

Yes, but, I really do not want to find out.

 

[Honest Samuel]

Hey! I ain't going in no cave, nowhere, nohow. Not worth the normal icky things there. Let alone traps.

Not alone, bats with diseases.

 

[Honest Samuel]

I am very disappointed in those members who search for civil war treasures. I had read at least one story that during the war, people would hide treasures in caves and outside were hands painted, black is was safe to enter, red is a no.

 

[boogeyman]

Beer drinking is not language it's an action. Nothing wrong with beer drinking. Excessive drinking or alcoholism would be a bad thing. Jason wasn't wound too tight he was speaking the truth. Maybe you're wound too tight

Let's elaborate on that a little here. Beer is made from grain, breads are made from grain, bread = food = good stuff . Every time you lift the can or bottle to drink you're doing 16 oz. curls, curls = developing the biceps = exercise = good. Beers good for you!!!! Does it make sense now! Eat drink and have fun!

 

[boogeyman]

Surely you're not serious ? This sort of reminds me of my cache-hunting trip to Mexico in the early 1990s. Seems that superstition reigns supreme down there . And everyone's convinced that there's a "treasure in every cave", and a "treasure in every ruin", etc.... And when you ask them "why do you suspect that?", it's always smoke they saw coming from a hole, or sparkles they saw in the night, or a vision they had, or a funny symbol on a nearby rock, etc... Eventually I came to realize they are all the function of over-active imaginations. Sorry to be a kill-joy

You noticed that too? Funny how when you weed out all the superstitions & religious stuff 90% of the story is gone. A few I've met over the years have actually told me flat out they set booby traps to keep others out of the area. If you think about it, a story of a priest putting a curse on a death trap with a couple of carved religious symbols is a heck of a lot easier / cheaper than actually building one in an area down south.

Flip on some of the UFO shows for good examples! The things they see are from the gods and must have intelligence because they spoke to someone (it gets worse) pretty cool since I've never seen balloons from a wedding or quinsenarda talk. So yeah, I sincerely believe you'll find a cache or two long before you find a death trap. RULE #1 applies here. Use your head and be aware of what's going on around you!

 

[boogeyman]

Does bouncing down a hill butt over teakettle qualify? I swear a Jesuit Priests ghost shoved me with a stick that had a hooked X on it!!!

 

[4x4x4]

....read Sandy1 in these forums...diagrams and first hand knowledge.

 

[Honest Samuel]

During the Civil war, there were people who hid treasures in caves, black hand prints is fine to enter, red hand prints, not so good.

 

[tlane38003]

Never come across a booby trap but I have found and destroyed several Legg hold traps watch out in the woods I think that I a cruel heartless cowardly way to hunt may I should go back and see if they were protection get a gold stash

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