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Sombeech · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 12204 Location: The Rubbish Bin

accadacca wrote: When do you start at Walmart? :lol8:

As soon as they start with my backpay on my promotional services.

Windwalker · Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 343 Location: Mount Pleasant

Thanks to all those that have come out of the closet and admit to including a pistol as a must have in their backpack or on their hip. For ever and a day I thought I was one of a very few, now I know better. :2thumbs: I don't feel like the lone stranger any more. Not everyone on the trail is as friendly as this group. Think back over the years and remember those people that have lost their lives to the bad guy.

jimflint1 · Joined: 17 Jul 2005 Posts: 549 Location: Middle-of-Nowhere

After my last trip, I'm thinking my 6 inch thick foam pad has got to go...some how...some way....

Shane

TreeHugger · Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 1020

Wow, I cant imagine carrying a GUN to backpack!! yikes!

My two must haves are a book, and camp shoes.... nothing like getting out of the boots and putting something comfy on your feet.

shlingdawg · Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Posts: 680 Location: Western Washington

TreeHugger wrote: Wow, I cant imagine carrying a GUN to backpack!! yikes!

My two must haves are a book, and camp shoes.... nothing like getting out of the boots and putting something comfy on your feet.

I can't imagine carrying a book. Firestarter?

Remember: better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6. :2gun: :assault:

TreeHugger · Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 1020

:-) heehee.

Well, as I read it I use the parts I've read for firestarter!! There have been times when I've come across someone else on the trail and we've traded halves of our books for more diverse reading material... kinda fun.

I"m really just a gun wussy, they scare me!!

Sombeech · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 12204 Location: The Rubbish Bin

TreeHugger wrote: I"m really just a gun wussy, they scare me!!

That's understandable. Now that I am actually educated about firearms safety, it actually frightens me to think of a situation where I wouldn't have one.

Anything can happen in the wilderness, and I'm not only talking about scary people. I've encountered moose several times, and thought about how accessible my handgun was, in case I had to fire it into the air to avoid a "trampling".

I'd like to see some bear when I'm hiking, but not too close. This isn't always something you can predict though.

A bullwhip can have the same effect, if you know how to use it.

tanya · Joined: 18 Oct 2005 Posts: 5813 Location: St. George, Utah

[Also, if there's trees around, I love to pack a hammock. You can get a cheap one from Wal-Mart for 6 bucks. It weighs 1.25 lbs.

It sure is nice to put your feet up after you pack in.]

Sombeech --- You look far too comfortable! I might have to add one of those to my backpack list.

http://www.zionnational-park.com

JamisJockey · Joined: 16 May 2005 Posts: 1023 Location: Woodbridge, VA

Wind Walkers wrote: Thanks to all those that have come out of the closet and admit to including a pistol as a must have in their backpack or on their hip. For ever and a day I thought I was one of a very few, now I know better. :2thumbs: I don't feel like the lone stranger any more. Not everyone on the trail is as friendly as this group. Think back over the years and remember those people that have lost their lives to the bad guy.

I really really really want to buy a Total Titanium Taurus Tracker in .357mag. 4" bbl, ported, 7 shot, 2lbs before ammo!
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I"m really just a gun wussy, they scare me!!

Consider taking a Women's gun safety course. Whether you decide that owning or carrying a gun isn't for you is fine, but in America not at least knowing the basics of gun safety is kind of like not knowing how to drive a car.
DWR has a series of Outdoorswoman classes that include guns.
http://www.wildlife.utah.gov/bow/
Hunter's ed
http://www.wildlife.utah.gov/huntereducation/
NRA
http://www.nrahq.org/women/index.asp
Or call over to the Lee Kay Center and see if anyone will be offering any beginning gun classes
Lee Kay Center for Hunter Education
6000 West 2100 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84120
(801) 972-1326
If nothing else, it might help you overcome your fear of an inatimate object/tool.

:2guns:

Sombeech · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 12204 Location: The Rubbish Bin

tanya wrote: Sombeech wrote: Also, if there's trees around, I love to pack a hammock. You can get a cheap one from Wal-Mart for 6 bucks. It weighs 1.25 lbs.

It sure is nice to put your feet up after you pack in.

Sombeech --- You look far too comfortable! I might have to add one of those to my backpack list.

Hey, they sure are nice. For all the CRAP I continually pack every time on my back, 1.25 lbs extra pays off.

Also, my handgun is an absolute must. I'll leave the hammock home if I have to. I had my hand on it as we were walking past some bear caves.

These caves just snuck up on us. We weren't looking for any trouble, but just imagine how long it takes to get your pack off and start running.

We'll never go in with the intention of killing something (besides fish).

Glockguy · Joined: 28 Jul 2005 Posts: 321

What do you carry? Think it would be enough to stop a bear? I carry a 9 mm because I am poor but sure would like to get a .357 sometime soon.

accadacca · Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 7697 Location: On Your Screen

Bigben wrote: What do you carry? Think it would be enough to stop a bear? I carry a 9 mm because I am poor but sure would like to get a .357 sometime soon.
I think a small hand gun would slow it down.......if your a decent shot. :scared:

JamisJockey · Joined: 16 May 2005 Posts: 1023 Location: Woodbridge, VA

accadacca wrote: Bigben wrote: What do you carry? Think it would be enough to stop a bear? I carry a 9 mm because I am poor but sure would like to get a .357 sometime soon.
I think a small hand gun would slow it down.......if your a decent shot. :scared:

Or possibly just piss it off
:bootyshake:
If one lives in true bear country, do as the Alaskans do....carry a pistol-grip 12ga. Around here I think the biggest threat is actually Cougars and two legged. Black bears usually avoid people. If you're in Griz country, well, just don't piss 'em off with a handgun.
Backpacking is one of those instances where a compromise between carrying a handgun vs. a longgun certainly has a case.
For all my backwoods fun at current I carry a .45 (taurus PT145). Loaded with FMJ ammo outdoors. If I'm car camping I've always got a 12ga pump and sometimes an SKS nearby.

Taurus and Smith sell .357 on up in very lightweight packages. If you're a real man, I guess you could carry this
http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=11101&storeId=10001&productId=14778&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=15707&isFirearm=Y
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Sombeech · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 12204 Location: The Rubbish Bin

Bigben wrote: What do you carry? Think it would be enough to stop a bear? I carry a 9 mm because I am poor but sure would like to get a .357 sometime soon.

I had a .38, 6 shots. I know it wouldn't have knocked it down, but it would have given me a chance to throw my pack off and run away screaming like a little girl.

accadacca · Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 7697 Location: On Your Screen

Sombeech wrote: But it would have given me a chance to throw my pack off and run away screaming like a little girl.
You got that RIGHT! :roflol: