Personal Safety in your RV

Personal Safety in your RV

Personal Safety on the Road:

Whenever we are "boondocking" in a WalMart parking lot or anywhere else for that matter we always park where we are able to crank and pull out. We do not have air bags so that is not a concern for us but we DO NOT put our levelers down for that reason. We do that with the idea that on the CHANCE undesirables were attempting to enter the motorhome we could crank and drive off. In other situations you may want to plan for a quick get away in case of forest fire or Dam break. To date our ---------- concern (albeit a minor concern) ----- has been to provide ourselves an easy, unobstructed path to EXIT an area in case "undesirable-individuals" were causing problems. However, if you find yourself camping in a national forest or some other situation where fire is an issue you may plan what you would do. Out west many camping areas are downstream of dams, or in canyons with the potential for flash floods. All kinds of potential dangers present themselves. It behooves each of us to be aware of our surroundings and pay attention.

We really do not think that much about "safety" as such when we are on the road. HOWEVER, we are not prone to putting ourselves in "unsafe" positions. We will NOT stay in those mobile home/campgrounds where most of the occupants are "residents". We do stay at WalMart on occasion and have always felt safe. If we do not like the "looks" of a campground when we arrive we move on rather than staying there. We don't make reservations so moving on is easy to accomplish without forfeiting any money. We DO NOT spend the night in interstate Rest Areas. In my opinion there are just too many "shifty" individuals moving up and down the nations interstate system that are up to NO GOOD.

The only protection we carry is our cell phone.

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