Walmart and safety personal experience
On most forums EVERYONE says they never had a problem staying at walmart I am looking for comments from those who have had a problem and how they dealt with itl I wonder about those folks have HAV...
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I don't stop off at Walmart or other overnight parking lot opportunities.. primarily because I try to plan any multi-day trips with a stop at a park each night. Im sure that may change for me in the future, depending on how much traveling I get to do. I don't have a problem with folks that do it, and I understand the rationale.. stopping for a few hours sleep in the middle of a trip.
Having said that, I wouldn't open up my door at night for anyone knocking, whether I was at a campground/RV Park, or at a Walmart. I've ran that scenario in my mind a few times, and Im prepared with the actions I may have to take, and will leave it at that.
Being at a Walmart, I think one can get a police response a whole lot faster than being at a State park out in the semi-boonies. I suspect a criminal who intends to do something nefarious would know that as well, and a threat to call 911 might not have the same affect in a state park than it would at a Walmart.
I think, if I was at a Walmart and someone knocked at o-dark thirty, I would do as other suggest. Tell them Im calling 911 to get them some help, and then either act like Im on the phone, or really call, depending on my gut feeling of the situation. I sure as heck would not open the door without some level of adequate 'assistance' at my disposal, just in case.
Everyone should be entitled to determine on their own what they would consider 'adequate assistance'. I know what I consider it, and as long as it's legal, I'll have it available.
Mike
Having said that, I wouldn't open up my door at night for anyone knocking, whether I was at a campground/RV Park, or at a Walmart. I've ran that scenario in my mind a few times, and Im prepared with the actions I may have to take, and will leave it at that.
Being at a Walmart, I think one can get a police response a whole lot faster than being at a State park out in the semi-boonies. I suspect a criminal who intends to do something nefarious would know that as well, and a threat to call 911 might not have the same affect in a state park than it would at a Walmart.
I think, if I was at a Walmart and someone knocked at o-dark thirty, I would do as other suggest. Tell them Im calling 911 to get them some help, and then either act like Im on the phone, or really call, depending on my gut feeling of the situation. I sure as heck would not open the door without some level of adequate 'assistance' at my disposal, just in case.
Everyone should be entitled to determine on their own what they would consider 'adequate assistance'. I know what I consider it, and as long as it's legal, I'll have it available.
Mike
