Thread: Camping Safety when overnighting on the highways

What are the rules in regards to carrying a firearm in the campertrailer,just in case,saying its legally licsenced in WA????
Andrew

I asked Mrs Pedro about this very question Andy,,
and received such a reply its never been mentioned again!

Originally Posted by justinc

Product: Protected by Smith & Wesson Tin Sign

One of these will help, affixed to the caravan or tent

JC

Nice idea, but how do you get the Smith & Wesson handcuffs on the intruders if they have a knife?

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Nice idea, but how do you get the Smith & Wesson handcuffs on the intruders if they have a knife?

Shoot them first

We have never had a problem, have camped all over Aus in some really nice spots, as previously stated there are usually others camped there if it is nice, and some friendly folk to chat to

Mrs hh

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Nice idea, but how do you get the Smith & Wesson handcuffs on the intruders if they have a knife?

I guess handcuffs aren't required if the intruder/s have lead poisoning....

JC

Gee's ... there's some fanciful ideas of protecting themselves in that thread. Dunno about you guys, but I couldn't be less worried about being attacked by a baseball bat or axe inside a caravan. Pick the most uncluttered area of your caravan and see how you go swinging that axe/baseball bat .... If you reckon you have that sussed, now try it when your in bed under the covers. Even a little tomahawk will be of little use.

Knives however .... they scare me bigtime.... If someone pulled a knife on me .... if I couldn't run easily ... I'd be attacking like my life depended on it .... as it probably does. I always have a pocket knife/multi-tool either on my belt or in my pocket. I'd NEVER use it for self defense. The likely hood of being able to extract if for self defence would be remote "hang on mate, hold off an hitting me .... Gimme a chance to get my multi-tool out and try and extract the knife from the depths of it". Now if you do have time to grab a knife... Hows a murder charge sound? It wouldn't take much to kill with a knife.

Why does anyone want or need any form of "protection" ... gee's if you have some druggo try and swipe your stuff.... Let them, why would you want to confront someone off there head on drugs.

We live in Australia ... Assaults are pretty much unheard of ... and are usually domestic... Or groups of kids out trying to beat the crap out of each while drinking.

I don't even see something like a rifle being much good for self defense ... You wake up and find someone in your caravan. What is the likely hood you could extract something as unwieldy as a rifle in a contained space before the attackers on you. Then your grappling for a gun .... and it'll probably get used 'cos each person is scared the other will get it .... and use it.

seeya,
Shane L.

We left Alice at lunchtime heading northbound with the mrs three kids and camper. We slowed for Barrow Creek and decided to keep driving and bush camp. using the HEMA 1:250 topo, I found a side track that lead 100m down to and along the station boundary fence, so we headed down there and poped up the camper at dusk, basically out if sight of the road.

The mrs wandered off just after dinner to answer a call of nature and coming back remarked at the size of the (obviously cow) femur and tib/fib lying on the ground near the tent.

Dryly I remarked, "Yes this is where that Falconio guy went missing."

The Mrs hadn't made any Barrow Creek connections to that point and didn't sleep a wink that night.