A few personal experiences. Theft, druggies, boozed up guys shooting up the woods. That said, I haven't been out in the woods since the mid '90s. Used to hike in to some fishing spots in the Olympics and Cascades when I lived up there and camp out for 3 or 4 days. Always went armed.John E Davies wrote: ↑Sun Feb 07, 2021 2:46 pmI am curious about why you say campgrounds are dangerous. Would you mind elaborating?
In my decades of camping, I have found them to generally be very safe, except for those run down city RV parks and Walmart parking lots. Rest stops are indeed stupidly dangerous at night. In the woods, you definitely need to be aware of bears and moose, depending on the location, not so much of two legged predators. It is highly unlikely that you will be bothered at a State Park or Federal campground.
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just as with most every location, some campgrounds are better than others .... over the years our travels have taken us though all of the lower 48 states .... from ocean to ocean and border to border .... we have heard stories of problems in various campgrounds .... while we've visited bunches and I do mean bunches the worst we've seen has been some local teenagers slip into a state park campground and steal coolers looking for beer .... they were caught a couple of nights later when they came in again .... while we have no substantive concerns about safety in campgrounds that we don't have at home and we take much the same precautions in both
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I wasn't including the expected wildlife, btw. Most of my camping experience has not been in designated campgrounds, but just a spot near a lake or trout stream way off the beaten path. Just me and my dog. I never did like going to popular places with "stay on the trail" signs & over run with city folks with yappy little dogs riding in their daypack, and leaving their trash all over the place. My idea of a good camp is a few days living off the land and no people for at least 3 or 4 miles in any direction. I could deal with the occasional bear, etc..JEBar wrote: ↑Sun Feb 07, 2021 4:54 pmjust as with most every location, some campgrounds are better than others .... over the years our travels have taken us though all of the lower 48 states .... from ocean to ocean and border to border .... we have heard stories of problems in various campgrounds .... while we've visited bunches and I do mean bunches the worst we've seen has been some local teenagers slip into a state park campground and steal coolers looking for beer .... they were caught a couple of nights later when they came in again .... while we have no substantive concerns about safety in campgrounds that we don't have at home and we take much the same precautions in both
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understood because years ago (OK decades ago) that was the way I approached camping .... now days my idea of a good camp is one that is reasonably level, with 50 amp service, full hookups, in a reasonably quiet area yet close to shopping, with a strong cell phone and internet reception, and a clear view of the southern sky of satellite TV
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Gee, sounds like my house here.JEBar wrote: ↑Sun Feb 07, 2021 7:30 pmunderstood because years ago (OK decades ago) that was the way I approached camping .... now days my idea of a good camp is one that is reasonably level, with 50 amp service, full hookups, in a reasonably quiet area yet close to shopping, with a strong cell phone and internet reception, and a clear view of the southern sky of satellite TV
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Got my Taran Tactical lifter/carrier in the mail today. Now to look/see how difficult to change in my M2.
UPDATE Mar 3, 2021:
Not being mechanically inclined, I had to get up my courage to replace the Benelli Carrier with the Taran Tactical one. I looked on YouTube and found two different vids to help me out. It only took them 10 min. to change them out while it took me four hours. I had my laptop in one room and working on the trigger assembly in another. The Youtube guys were experienced and I am old, but I still was proud of myself for completing the job. My tools were a wooden chop stick (so I wouldn't scratch the finish), a thin flat blade screwdriver and a small pair of needle nose pliers. I had the most trouble with a tiny 'D'ring, but eventually got it back on when re-assembling. Upon completion, I loaded some shells and it went smoother then with the Benelli Carrier.
If anyone else tries it I am sure you will be more adept at it then me.
Good shootin' to y'all!
UPDATE Mar 3, 2021:
Not being mechanically inclined, I had to get up my courage to replace the Benelli Carrier with the Taran Tactical one. I looked on YouTube and found two different vids to help me out. It only took them 10 min. to change them out while it took me four hours. I had my laptop in one room and working on the trigger assembly in another. The Youtube guys were experienced and I am old, but I still was proud of myself for completing the job. My tools were a wooden chop stick (so I wouldn't scratch the finish), a thin flat blade screwdriver and a small pair of needle nose pliers. I had the most trouble with a tiny 'D'ring, but eventually got it back on when re-assembling. Upon completion, I loaded some shells and it went smoother then with the Benelli Carrier.
If anyone else tries it I am sure you will be more adept at it then me.
Good shootin' to y'all!
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Interesting: https://youtu.be/TXI6wjMLkfo . Hope it makes loading easier!
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