I travel all over by myself. I do have two large dogs which believe the camper and truck belongs to them and no one can mess around with it. I carry bear spray in Canada and a gun in the US. It is great to load the camper and be off to some place. I use it during the winter as a place to stay while I teach and then during the summer for short trips in to the pass. I rarely ever see anyone on the trips to the pass which is how I like it. If I am traveling and don't feel safe about a location and can't go on for some reason. I put one dog in the front and one in the back. They will tell me if anything is wrong and since they are over 100 lbs people usually back off.