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Forum: General Discussion Forum 08-19-2019, 11:22 AM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,048
Posted By InterBlog
I'm continuing to look for actual facts...

I'm continuing to look for actual facts surrounding this issue, to see what the take-aways are.

I must admit that, of the security possibilities that had occurred to me, I put very little weight...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 08-17-2019, 10:06 AM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,048
Posted By InterBlog
(cross-posting from Airforums) Story...

(cross-posting from Airforums)

Story (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-17/new-zealand-police-charge-man-after-australian-tourist-shot/11423516) this morning of an off-gridding camper van couple...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 07-11-2019, 12:42 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,048
Posted By InterBlog
It's a long thread, and IIRC, the semantic issue...

It's a long thread, and IIRC, the semantic issue was covered somewhere earlier on.

Some people consider "boondocking" to apply to remote wilderness camping only. Others consider it to include...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 07-10-2019, 11:13 AM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,048
Posted By InterBlog
Thank you Paddy for your detailed response - you...

Thank you Paddy for your detailed response - you approach the topic with all the freshness of a forum newbie who has not yet had to deal with push-back from civilians who are not as experienced in...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 07-07-2019, 10:41 AM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,048
Posted By InterBlog
I'm currently testing a relatively new security...

I'm currently testing a relatively new security device called the OwlCam (https://owlcam.com/), which wasn't mentioned on this thread (in fact, I can't find any mention of it on Class B Forums).
...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-13-2019, 02:03 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,048
Posted By InterBlog
I'm including the full swath of conceivable areas...

I'm including the full swath of conceivable areas because boondockers tend to be long-ranging and geographically promiscuous. That's why they pick vans instead of Class Cs or trailers - because they...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-13-2019, 01:54 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,048
Posted By InterBlog
2/2 Also from this week, parked in a pay lot...

2/2

Also from this week, parked in a pay lot in an urban area that really is not that "bad" - but what does "bad" mean exactly, and as defined by whom?

Nice historic building structures, fancy...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-13-2019, 01:34 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,048
Posted By InterBlog
Most of this thread has been pretty good - can...

Most of this thread has been pretty good - can y'all please consider NOT sending it into the toilet with the ceaseless gun debate? Nobody's mind will be changed. There is no point other than thread...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-09-2019, 11:56 AM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,048
Posted By InterBlog
I've been the victim of violent crime perhaps...

I've been the victim of violent crime perhaps four times (and non-violent crime perhaps a dozen times). I say "perhaps" because the count depends on the perspective of whether individual felonies...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-07-2019, 11:24 AM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,048
Posted By InterBlog
As a fellow engineer, you probably understand the...

As a fellow engineer, you probably understand the importance of "starting somewhere". The same arguments you made against using those data as a jumping off point for this discussion could also be...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-06-2019, 01:56 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,048
Posted By InterBlog
Important post-script on this topic. TL;DR...

Important post-script on this topic.

TL;DR - Approximately 1 out of every 2 of us will become a victim of VIOLENT crime at some point in our lives, if crime continues at 2017 rates. And pretty...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 02-25-2019, 10:20 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,048
Posted By InterBlog
If the customer service goes well, I will...

If the customer service goes well, I will probably be buying from Sussex Installations. I emailed them my van specs to confirm that the Locks4Vans products they sell can be retrofitted. Window...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 02-16-2019, 11:57 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,048
Posted By InterBlog
I really like this lock installation job shown...

I really like this lock installation job shown below. Not the slam locks necessarily, but the deadlocks and Armaplates - yes. I'm in the process of trying to find out who might do analogous work in...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 02-14-2019, 01:34 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,048
Posted By InterBlog
Reference fact relating to this thread, to...

Reference fact relating to this thread, to provide some statistical perspective to those who wonder about the size of their risk of a Class B burglary (term I use for entries into an unoccupied van)...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 02-07-2019, 12:23 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,048
Posted By InterBlog
Another anecdote on the topic of "remoteness". ...

Another anecdote on the topic of "remoteness".

I mentioned that I'm an industrial consultant. I had a meeting yesterday with a client whose property I adore - 900 acres in southeast Texas, 99% of...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 02-05-2019, 02:03 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,048
Posted By InterBlog
I'm digging through my photo archive trying to...

I'm digging through my photo archive trying to find pics of van security locks for that other poster on that other thread.

If you are like me, you have about 100,000 "interesting" photos that...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 02-04-2019, 04:06 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,048
Posted By InterBlog
Statistics are extremely powerful, but quite a...

Statistics are extremely powerful, but quite a bit hinges on exactly how we pose the question. And then quite a bit more hinges on not over-interpreting the results. Strict context must be...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 02-04-2019, 03:30 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,048
Posted By InterBlog
Which it is why it is especially important to...

Which it is why it is especially important to articulate the bases of those perceptions.

It is easy to overlook the fact that boondocking experience is not the same across the board. Just for...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 02-04-2019, 02:31 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,048
Posted By InterBlog
There's a lot in your comment, but let me focus...

There's a lot in your comment, but let me focus on just this one assumption.

I do not believe this is true. Time and time again, I've seen it not be true, and in a variety of independent...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 02-04-2019, 11:38 AM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,048
Posted By InterBlog
OK, on the issue of probabilities, how about this...

OK, on the issue of probabilities, how about this for an analogy.

For the sake of argument, let's say that 5% of children are severely bullied in school. We don't know what the actual figure is,...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 02-04-2019, 11:17 AM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,048
Posted By InterBlog
Not exactly. Statistically, *THE POPULATION AS A...

Not exactly. Statistically, *THE POPULATION AS A WHOLE* is safer than it has ever been.

This says little, if anything, about YOUR individual risk. There are a myriad factors that go into the...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 02-03-2019, 10:00 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,048
Posted By InterBlog
How many, and of what kind? Unspecified general...

How many, and of what kind? Unspecified general violence, or are some types of criminal activities of greater interest to you than others?

For a short time, I cataloged the carnage that I was...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 02-01-2019, 12:40 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,048
Posted By InterBlog
Continuing on in the vein of offering ideas to...

Continuing on in the vein of offering ideas to those who DO wish to contemplate how they might develop a self-defense plan for themselves.

The night before last, our local ABC affiliate did a...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 01-31-2019, 03:23 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,048
Posted By InterBlog
NOT going off the topic, no. The OP asked for...

NOT going off the topic, no. The OP asked for perspective on security while boondocking. All of these comments are worthy of consideration. Let the OP accept whichever version of reality that...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 01-31-2019, 12:24 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,048
Posted By InterBlog
You lived and worked where? Minnesota?! Where...

You lived and worked where? Minnesota?! Where the largest city has less than half a million residents and which is geographically removed from the criminal elements that infest their way north from...
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