1911 Headbanger
Leave Me Alone!!!
OK, Story here! Just prior to September 11, 2001, I had a few weeks vacation with my PD job and had to burn up some time. I was asked by a band to travel with them for several days to play some out of town gigs, and agreed to do so. They had a tour bus and traveled about every state in the union on a regular basis. I wasn't too sure of their feelings about firearms on the bus, so I decided to go low profile, and carried my S&W Model 38 Bodyguard in 38 special. I also took two speed strips in my pocket. I could have packed something extra in my bag, but just decided to go with the pocket snubby, and threw 2 extra Safariland Speedloaders in the bag for good measure.
We were in Indiana at the time, just across the river from Louisville, Kentucky and decided to stay the night in a parking lot where we had obtained permission to park over night. The next morning we were all waking up one at a time, having morning coffee, when we turned on the TV, and caught the very beginning coverage of the 9/11 attacks. When the second plane hit as we watched, I knew something was wrong and there was some form of attack going on. Then we heard about the Pentagon. No one really knew how extensive this was and where the next one would be, or if other forms of attack were happening. I could only picture little screaming Islamic Bastards running through malls schools and Wal-marts with Grenades and AK's.
Now the only thing I can remember thinking is, the country is being attacked, and thousands are being killed, and here I sit, a very long way from home, with a 38 snubby and the total sum of 4 reloads. We fired up the bus and drove to a Wal Mart and got some extra food and bottled water. I tried to buy a shotgun and shells, but they wouldn't sell it to me because I was from out of state.
Of course as we know, things settled down after a day or two and I made it back home. But I made a promise to myself. No matter where I went on a road trip, a full size service/ combat type pistol would go with me in my "get Home Bag" (like a smaller BOB). I take road trips frequently with my wife, and we never fly. Don't mind flying, but I can't stand the hassell these days, especially flying with firearms. Even if it's 6 states away, we make extra time and enjoy the road trip. We enjoy seeing the country.
I always carry a Glock 17 or 21 in my Bug Out Bag / Get Home Bag and about 5 or 6 loaded hi-cap mags. When possible, I even take a Remington 870 or short barreled 11-87 and a Bandolier of 50 rounds of buckshot and slugs cased and in the camper shell of my truck with our bags. But long gun or not; my BOB, extra food or MRE's and a full Size Hi-cap pistol goes with me.
What do you carry when you travel or do a road trip?
We were in Indiana at the time, just across the river from Louisville, Kentucky and decided to stay the night in a parking lot where we had obtained permission to park over night. The next morning we were all waking up one at a time, having morning coffee, when we turned on the TV, and caught the very beginning coverage of the 9/11 attacks. When the second plane hit as we watched, I knew something was wrong and there was some form of attack going on. Then we heard about the Pentagon. No one really knew how extensive this was and where the next one would be, or if other forms of attack were happening. I could only picture little screaming Islamic Bastards running through malls schools and Wal-marts with Grenades and AK's.
Now the only thing I can remember thinking is, the country is being attacked, and thousands are being killed, and here I sit, a very long way from home, with a 38 snubby and the total sum of 4 reloads. We fired up the bus and drove to a Wal Mart and got some extra food and bottled water. I tried to buy a shotgun and shells, but they wouldn't sell it to me because I was from out of state.
Of course as we know, things settled down after a day or two and I made it back home. But I made a promise to myself. No matter where I went on a road trip, a full size service/ combat type pistol would go with me in my "get Home Bag" (like a smaller BOB). I take road trips frequently with my wife, and we never fly. Don't mind flying, but I can't stand the hassell these days, especially flying with firearms. Even if it's 6 states away, we make extra time and enjoy the road trip. We enjoy seeing the country.
I always carry a Glock 17 or 21 in my Bug Out Bag / Get Home Bag and about 5 or 6 loaded hi-cap mags. When possible, I even take a Remington 870 or short barreled 11-87 and a Bandolier of 50 rounds of buckshot and slugs cased and in the camper shell of my truck with our bags. But long gun or not; my BOB, extra food or MRE's and a full Size Hi-cap pistol goes with me.
What do you carry when you travel or do a road trip?
