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Forum: General Discussion Forum 08-18-2019, 07:52 PM
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Posted By skagitstan
Rather binary with your grouping, eh? Seems to...

Rather binary with your grouping, eh?
Seems to me that generally one prepares well for stuff that's likely to happen, less well for stuff less likely.


I don't carry a spare engine because...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 07-11-2019, 02:49 PM
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Views: 62,055
Posted By skagitstan
My preference would be to use something like...

My preference would be to use something like "unplugged camping" or "unhooked camping" to describe the entire set of camping without hookups or facilities.
Reserve "boondocking for the subset of...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 07-10-2019, 08:32 PM
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Posted By skagitstan
Mutually different subjects in a thread entitled...

Mutually different subjects in a thread entitled "Security while Boondocking"?
OK.
To me, a place filled with family campers &/or rowdy drunken revelers...be it Wallyworld or a NF recreation...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 07-10-2019, 08:10 PM
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Views: 62,055
Posted By skagitstan
I was a LOT more concerned about safety the one...

I was a LOT more concerned about safety the one time I stayed one Saturday overnight at a Walmart in Spokane than I ever have been out in the boonies.
Seems to me that the security issues are a lot...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-16-2019, 01:23 PM
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Views: 62,055
Posted By skagitstan
I apologize for my part in the thread going off...

I apologize for my part in the thread going off course.
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-15-2019, 05:59 PM
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Views: 62,055
Posted By skagitstan
I suspect that camping in an Advanced RV leaves...

I suspect that camping in an Advanced RV leaves little in the way of "necessity":lol:
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-15-2019, 05:55 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,055
Posted By skagitstan
So, are there "Wallydocking" specific security...

So, are there "Wallydocking" specific security concerns?

If someone wants to "boondock" in a white van by a school, what advice should we give them? Would carrying a gun be a good idea?:hatw1:
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-15-2019, 05:20 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,055
Posted By skagitstan
Well, stealth camping could be taken as not...

Well, stealth camping could be taken as not letting the local bear smell your dinner.

But yeah, I sure don't equate hiding with camping!:hide:
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-13-2019, 08:41 PM
Replies: 349
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Posted By skagitstan
In my younger days, I occasionally had to camp...

In my younger days, I occasionally had to camp out on a friend's sofa. So if someone wants to save some bucks by sleeping in a van in the city and call it "stealth" camping, it's fine with me.
Just...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-13-2019, 08:29 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,055
Posted By skagitstan
Fortunately, I'm not in your court's...

Fortunately, I'm not in your court's jurisdiction. I can't even make it through one of Wendland's Youtube videos without thinking "what an idiot".:facepalm:

I also think the firearm discussion is...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-13-2019, 07:52 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,055
Posted By skagitstan
I think its a lot more than "hair splitting". The...

I think its a lot more than "hair splitting". The security requirements are very different, for example, between city stealth camping and way out in the boonies camping, where stealth doesn't matter...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-13-2019, 03:50 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,055
Posted By skagitstan
I fully agree with this. I also...

I fully agree with this.


I also understand that not everyone concludes that storing firecrackers in your house is the best way to mitigate the risk of fire. YMMV.


So did you ever find...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-13-2019, 03:22 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,055
Posted By skagitstan
I don't like to generalize from my particular...

I don't like to generalize from my particular experiences, but I must say that mine seem to run counter to yours.

When I camp, getting from Point A to Point B usually involves travel in very rural...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-13-2019, 02:07 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,055
Posted By skagitstan
As with your first anecdote, I do not...

As with your first anecdote, I do not understanding the relevance to boondocking security, which I thought was the subject of this thread.

Wiktionary definition:
boondock (plural boondocks)
...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-13-2019, 01:47 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,055
Posted By skagitstan
I completely agree that "Because 90 MINUTES of...

I completely agree that "Because 90 MINUTES of parking in the EARLY EVENING in one of the MOST EXPENSIVE areas of Houston was too much of a risk for the property owner to allow." is quite...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-13-2019, 02:31 AM
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Views: 62,055
Posted By skagitstan
Probably in a position of imminent bodily harm,...

Probably in a position of imminent bodily harm, I'd have to find another solution, just like any unarmed camper. For example, bear spray is always easily reached. You know, because of bears.

Even...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-13-2019, 02:11 AM
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Views: 62,055
Posted By skagitstan
Sorry, I just don't see any contradiction. ...

Sorry, I just don't see any contradiction.

Here are the two comments I think you're talking about:



I take guns when boondocking.
My OPINION is that a gun is as likely to make a...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-13-2019, 01:34 AM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,055
Posted By skagitstan
As I said way back in this thread, I started...

As I said way back in this thread, I started carrying as a way to put down injured animals as painlessly as possible. Because I've had to do that more than once. And I don't ever want to do that with...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-13-2019, 01:23 AM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,055
Posted By skagitstan
Doesn't your argument come down to saying if...

Doesn't your argument come down to saying if untrained RV'ers accidentally find themselves thrust into a dangerous situation, they would still likely be as safe, or safer, using a gun than otherwise?...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-12-2019, 11:35 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,055
Posted By skagitstan
Man, regularly camping in the city like that...

Man, regularly camping in the city like that would freak me out!:eek:
Would freak the dog out too!
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-12-2019, 09:54 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,055
Posted By skagitstan
OK, so we disagree. You apparently feel...

OK, so we disagree.

You apparently feel safer camping with self defense guns. I don't.

So you carry for whatever personal reason you want, and perhaps recommend that people you don't know...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-12-2019, 09:21 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,055
Posted By skagitstan
Got to agree with this. Why and how would...

Got to agree with this.
Why and how would anyone want to engage in some enjoyable activity where they fear someone else might want to hurt them?
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-12-2019, 07:52 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,055
Posted By skagitstan
You misunderstand me. In a high stress...

You misunderstand me.

In a high stress situation in a confined space, it's natural that one will be more prone to error: a misinterpretation of real threat level, a misinterpretation of...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-12-2019, 05:44 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,055
Posted By skagitstan
One article, right at the top of a google search,...

One article, right at the top of a google search, says:
"When looking at the demographics of those who own guns, more men (66 percent) than women (49 percent) received formal training. Those who...
Forum: General Discussion Forum 03-09-2019, 10:38 PM
Replies: 349
Views: 62,055
Posted By skagitstan
Yeah, I'm an engineer. I tend to think like that....

Yeah, I'm an engineer. I tend to think like that. It overflows into my daily life and decision making process.

Sometimes that pisses off folks less interested in analyzing stuff critically before...
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