How safe are you when boondocking

bjohns wrote:
We carry, both in the truck and in the TC, and we have concealed carry permits. Some folks I know carry bear spray, which is extremely effective and you don't have to hit anyone directly. Our daughter gave an intruder one blast of bear spray and that was the end of the intrusion. She had watery eyes and the effects hung there for awhile, but the intruder fled probably to the ER. A blast of bear spray within the confines of a TC would be pretty hard on you as well as an intruder, but the intrusion would end right then and there. But in an extreme situation, a blast right by the door aimed outside would probably not be so bad. At least nobody, good guy or bad guy, gets killed.
That said, we have done plenty of boondocking and ever had an incident of any kind.

I like the Bear spray, Would never be needing to spray in the camper though, It would be hard to climb up in a truck camper anyway with a man standing inside the door blocking it. Im proactive and use the element of surprise, If they even raise their voice at me or look at me the wrong way they are getting sprayed. Spray them and drive away to the next town. Leave them laying there, don't even call anyone. At home I don't have to worry because in our part of Oklahoma we have a cure for the bad guys. But on the road Ill have lots of bear spray and a small maple fire bat used by the fire department for breaking car windows to rescue people. I have always lived in the country so haven't had a lot of problems. And I use the common sense tactics sleepy and some others posted. And also I probably don't look like a easy victim either. But Im still cautious. This has been a great thread. Some of it may have gotten off topic, But im thinking the OP probably has learned a lot about self defense and common sense tactics. Great thread.