Anyone else carry a master key?

[Ratbert]

Sorry, but running a trail with only 30 miles of gas to spare sure sounds stupid.

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[yokramer]

Never said anything about trespassing. Never even mentioned anything about private property.

I tried to keep the post short. Some public roads/trails have gates for when there is ice on the mountain.

If your in Vegas I am talking specifically about Mormon wells trail that connects hwy 95 to 93. I have seen knuckleheads think it’s funny to put a lock and close the gate in the Summer. It’s a trail road away from general public view.

So to bypass a gate that has been closed and locked for possibly a closed trail?

 

[Oletimer]

Never said anything about trespassing. Never even mentioned anything about private property.

I tried to keep the post short. Some public roads/trails have gates for when there is ice on the mountain.

If your in Vegas I am talking specifically about Mormon wells trail that connects hwy 95 to 93. I have seen knuckleheads think it’s funny to put a lock and close the gate in the Summer. It’s a trail road away from general public view.

its always been known as a master key where im from.
I went camping on state property and set up a tent some years ago too close to a hunters tree stand . which I never knew was there.
he expressed his unhappiness with me and left .
I went to leave a hour or so later to pickup a girlfriend and bring her in .
but gate was locked , I used my master Key to cut a link .
we had a nice evening and went to leave the next day and it had a huge peice of cable and a cut proof lock.
no cell service, so I hooked the winch to it and pulled it all down.
went up town called fish n game and reported what happened.
they met me there and told me have a nice day , thanks for reporting it .
stuff happens!

 

[DaltonGang]

I've used 911 keys many times. The problem is, some jurisdictions(departments) just make up their own, and they aren't universal.

 

[Atomic-Mouse]

No point carrying bolt cutters in my area. Most gates have some sort of guard around the lock to prevent bolt cutters fitting in.

 

[Wbino]

A friend of mine is a great fisherman...he's a master baiter.

 

[Gangplank]

Gen X here. Never heard of bolt cutter being called that.

 

[Terrymo]

A friend of mine is a great fisherman...he's a master baiter.

I won’t ask how you know this

 

[Wbino]

I won’t ask how you know this

He lured me in.

 

[Heimkehr]

Gen X here. Never heard of bolt cutter being called that.

Same.

Some shorthand is geographical in nature. E.g., what we refer to as a cap for a truck bed, others call a "topper".

 

[Terrymo]

Same.

Some shorthand is geographical in nature. E.g., what we refer to as a cap for a truck bed, others call a "topper".

I guessed by context. At work this was called a master key. Followed by a ghetto rooster I.e. flash bang used in pre-dawn hours

 

[gato]

I mean, you are on a Jeep off roading. By best practice you should not be alone and you should not be below 1/4 tank (1/2 on the 392 as it will stall on inclines otherwise).

On an offroad Jeep I find it hard to believe there is a single gate that you can't wheel around it.

Assuming you can't wheel around it, any chain or bolt you can cut with those cutters can easily be defeated by simply pushing the gate/chain with the Jeep or tire, or pulling it with a tow strap, whatever direction is more convenient.

Now, I personally am not inclined to go around in my Jeep destroying property, so I can't really relate to this problem. Maybe in an emergency, if someone was bleeding out on a trail and that was the shortest way to meet an ambulance. But, I'd probably just push the gate with the Jeep, as I said. Much faster if we are talking life or death.

 

[Gangplank]

Same.

Some shorthand is geographical in nature. E.g., what we refer to as a cap for a truck bed, others call a "topper".

Agree. I grew up on the west coast. Moved to NH for high school. What Ed called a hero they called a grinder. Moved to CO. Now it’s a sub sandwich.

I loved all over but guess I missed the “master key” reference.

 

[Ratbert]

Agree. I grew up on the west coast. Moved to NH for high school. What Ed called a hero they called a grinder. Moved to CO. Now it’s a sub sandwich.

Not a hoagie? Or a po'boy? Apparently in the midwest it's a bomber / torpedo / zeppellin.

 

[Gangplank]

Not a hoagie? Or a po'boy? Apparently in the midwest it's a bomber / torpedo / zeppellin.

Ahhh yes the hoagie. Forgot that one.

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