Sleeping Safely in a desolate area

Tying the doors shut might keep the bad guys out, but, it might also keep you in if you were in hurry to get out (FIRE!!!). I do it, but rarely.

I use the seatbelts to secure the doors if the area is extremely risky, like the Vince Lombardi service plaza in north Jersey.

To me, the highest risk occurs when you are out of the truck, say walking to and from the truck stop, down the street to a restaurant, or just outside taking care of the truck. Inside the truck you are a bigger threat to a would be mugger.

In another thread a poster mentioned boiling a batch of potent peppers, then mixing the liquid portion of the pepper "soup" with ammonia and carrying the mixture in a spray bottle with you in the truck. You call it "cleaner" to avoid possible hassles of being in possession of Mace, or pepper spray which are illegal in some jurisdictions. Squirt that into the face of an intruder, and you should buy yourself enough time to finish him off with a tire-billy.

 

hmmm.. a deterant that doesn't need tools.... ya, it's called a GUN!

 

Yes, that is my preference, as well. Much more direct and to the point. However, I spend a lot of time in the Northeast, and in chemical plants and terminals. I just hold my breath and hope for the best because I don't have any spare time to sit in a box to satisfy the anti-gun crowd..

 

Get one of them NRA or Gun Owners of America Stickers and put them in the windows. Glock also might send a message.

Keep the blinds closed all time, even leave some lights on if you have a middle divider and can block out the excess from the bunk area.

And a good dog works pretty good for detecting movement onto your truck.