What do you guys use for protection when camping

[morfeeis]

It all depends on the area i'm camping in. if i'm wimp camping i just sleep with my SR9 next to me. but if i'm really camping i'll have my sr9, a 12g and my AR all within reach and ready to go. when you're far out you have to worry about two legged and four legged wildlife....

[Agent 0range]

"Family camping": 870 in truck/tent and .40 Px4 Storm or S&W 686 .357 mag. on me or in truck/tent depending on where we are.
"Me camping": I've got everything on me.

[AragornElessar86]

Ruger Vaquero and 870 for now, until I get a Marlin Guide Gun

[Sabby]

Trojans!

and a 1911

I use camo trojans so they can't see me..... come in the dark

[bill_k_lopez]

Whenever I go camping I always carry my stag varminter with a spare A2 upper, a ruger 10/22, a Remington 870, 3 mosins, my lever action in 44 mag and 45-70, and my savage 10. Then I always have a 1911, a P95, 2 super blackhawks, and my s&w 22a.

In the car I keep two reloading presses 8 pounds of various powder, 10,000 mall rifle primers, 10,000 large rifle primers, 10,000 large pistol primers. and 1000 projectiles for each caliber and in three different weights.

I also pack 5,000 rounds of birdshot, 1,000 rounds of buckshot and 3,000 rounds for every other caliber.

Lastly I take two bowie knives, 6 kershaw folders, a tomahawk, a hatchet, an axe and a samurai sword.

[bill_k_lopez]

WTF do you need a gun for to go camping?

[Bete Noire]

I use a laser fence like the one from the movie Congo.

[shoupdawg]

Bear mace and a pocket knife.

[Bangzoom]

If its bears Im worried about I take "NO BEARS ALLOWED" signs

[Agent 0range]

WTF do you need a gun for to go camping?

Most of my camping trips are to the desert to go shooting/riding. Guns are there anyways!

[appagohm]

WTF do you need a gun for to go camping?

Usually, over the hundreds of times i've been out camping, a gun is not needed. BUT what if, there was a situation, now this is a "what if" situation. Maybe 1 in a thousand chance of happening. Your camping with your family and this guy shows up

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The odds of that is unlikely, but there is always a chance. And you decided to tell youself you don't need a gun when your camping. Where it's legal to have your gun, that you purchased legally.

The only one time i ever saw my dad pull out his winchester 1300 12ga was when a bear was walking toward us at the river. He was looking at me like i was a fillet minion. My dad racked, shot one toward the backstop next to the bear and scared it off.

Again this is a 1 in thousand chance, but if my dad did not have a gun, and did not fire that round, i wouldn't be here. I don't even remember the details because i was so young.

Personally, i don't ever plan on using a firearm for self defense. In most cases no one ever does, but there is that small percentage, and the difference of having a firearm and not when it's between life and death during that small percentage is worth having and carrying a little extra weight.

I started this tread because when i was out camping, the next door camper had a firearm as well. And the few ppl that i came accross ALL HAD Some sort of protection.

A "gun" during my camping trip took maybe .001 percent of effort and time. I didn't go camping because i wanted to take my lead throwing tool out to the woods. I went camping becaues I love the outdoors.

So to give a simple answer, i'd rather have a gun and not use it, then need it and not have it.

[Gutz]

The lil pea shooter in my avatar. Mr. 45.

[sgvxdave]

WTF do you need a gun for to go camping?

WTF do you need a gun for?

[m98]

Never mind. It's a thing for some SE Asians.

Most guys wont get it. It's a superstitious belief to camp or sleep really close to a river/lake/stream etc. If the op isn't really familiar with his background cultural beliefs and is westernized, they wouldn't know. I am familiar with these asian beliefs bcuz I basically grew up around them.

[AragornElessar86]

WTF do you need a gun for to go camping?

Wtf do you camp for if not to shoot?