Since I'm gunless at the moment, I like to at least travel with a large fixed blade. Me & the family (wife & 1 year old daughter) traveled down to visit my mom & her boyfriend this past weekend. It was around 11:30 Saturday night when we hear someone beating on the door. My mom freaks out & yells "don't answer it" and goes to wake her boyfriend up. I go to the bedroom unsheath the S6 and ask (through closed door)"who's there" with M6 in hand. Guy had fallen in the woods and hurt his ankle. We communicated through the door and called a friend of his to come and get him. It took them almost an hour, the whole time he was sitting/laying on mom's porch, occasionally asking us to call again or call someone else.

There used to be a 28" Mossberg 500 12gauge by the back door, but my Mom's boyfriend had just moved it into the bedroom, so if I'd have gone looking for it, I wouldn't have found it. All the rest of his guns are locked in the safe.

This had a peaceful and happy ending, but it just reminds me that it's always a good idea to travel with at least a large fixed blade and/or a handgun and take it in with you instead of leaving it in the car. Now where is my DogFather:)

GregB