Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 00:04:46 -0400
Reply-To: Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU>
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From: Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU>
Subject: Re: was: Friday Wal Mart;what would you do?
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i've camped in alot of places in the US many urban and may rural. i've
never really had too many problems unless you count those kids on their
bmx bikes staring at me and my girl friend when we woke up in that grocery
store parking lot :). my van is currently set up so that you can't tell
if i am in there or not, even if you shine your million candle power spot
light on it trying to see in. the worst problems i have had is rent a
cops in mall parking lots. they get bored so they like to come over and
rock the van. if you don't let them know your inside they seem to have
this conversation. "man it seems like if some one were in there they
would have come out, they must be working in the store." at which point i
go back to reading my book with my head light on.
i guess it all might come down to what your used to. i grew up in the
city of detroit so that tends to give me perspective on what and who to
be afraid of and who/what to ignore. most people bark and few bite unless
your dumb enough to taunt them. my rule of thumb is when you have to,
truly be crazier than those bothering you, oh and be unpredictable as
hell they hate that as they figure they have you all figured out because
you are camping in a vw van and they know all about those types :).
jonathan
On Fri, 18 Jun 2004, Bob Stevens wrote:
> About 2 years ago I was in the Ketchum, ID, 12 miles out at the end of a
> dirt road, turned 4 w/d trail camping in my van(RVC), biking. About 2 AM I
> was awakened by drunks who drove up to the front of my van, turned their
> brights on/of/on, raced the engine, etc., and when I didn't respond/complain
> they left. Since that time I now carry a bear gun (12 Ga., 18 1/2" barrel,
> pump 6 shot, slugs) hoping cocking it will do the trick. I've also come
> across bears in that area, but they don't drink much and seem to act a lot
> more sane, more predictable.
>
> bob
>
> Oh, it's in the closet.
>
> > Entity Al Knoll spoke thus:
> >
> > > What would you do in a situation where you were accosted in your
> > > vanagon?
> >
> > Take a picture with the flash ON, turn on the radio LOUD with my remote
> > control, grab my serrated knife in one hand and my air pistol in the other
> > and go for it.
> >
> > -- Gnarlie
> >
>
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