Road Trip essentials??
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On one trip to the Smokey Mountains, I even had to give a new GS owner my quart of oil. His low oil light came on and we were on the Blue Ridge Parkway(no services on the Parkway).
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Getting ready to take a couple of road trips in the C7 this summer and looking for recommendations on things to take & expect. I'm used to taking road trips on a motorcycle, but a car is way different. I have a car cover, although I may not use it (it may draw more attention). I also have wheel locks (locking lug nuts). Thoughts or suggestions are welcome.
1) Four 2 inch jack pads that clear my side skirts (That is where I always keep them,)
2) Small tool kit and rags
3) Black wheel weights (A poster noted when they had a flat fixed they used silver weights on their black wheels! Can't expect folks to have black weights so I carry them even if I have tires changed/flat done in town.)
4) Small battery powered air pump (it fits.)
5) Small tire repair kit that fits in a screw together tire plug kit, Dynaplug, you can google. Just in case I can't find someone to repair the tire or if it's in the outer tread don't want to wait for a new tire! Pic below.
6) Wheel Lock Key
7) NoviStreach Bra (only use it on long trips, but it's small and fits in the compartment)
With those and my Leatherman Multitool could go anywhere!!
Could Work For Outer Tread Nail!
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IIRC, most of those shall-issue counties have small populations and their permits aren't good statewide, i.e. in So Cal or the Bay Area. And some are only good in the county of issue (I think). I think the cutoff for a valid-statewide permit is your issuing county has to have a population of 600,000 or more.
I left California long ago and I'm not a retired LEO, so I guess no California permit for me. Switching residency to California would incur CA state income taxes which would be not worth it, so I guess I'll continue my mostly-stay-away-from-California strategy. They don't need my tourist dollars anyway, do they?
Unloaded guns in a locked case, reduced-capacity magazines. The whole California thing is ridiculous. Didn't San Francisco pass some law where in their own home its residents are required to keep their guns disassembled and locked in a safe?
I left California long ago and I'm not a retired LEO, so I guess no California permit for me. Switching residency to California would incur CA state income taxes which would be not worth it, so I guess I'll continue my mostly-stay-away-from-California strategy. They don't need my tourist dollars anyway, do they?
Unloaded guns in a locked case, reduced-capacity magazines. The whole California thing is ridiculous. Didn't San Francisco pass some law where in their own home its residents are required to keep their guns disassembled and locked in a safe?
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Three extra magazines? I don't ever want to get into a fire fight with a 9MM or any gun for that matter. My Glock is a defensive get outa there weapon. If I have to shoot, hopefully never, one or two well placed rounds should do it.
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Oh you were the one with the PMs. Well, if you are willing to stop anytime you have to pee because your prostate is the size of an apple you go ahead. When I drive across country I use the Gatorade bottle thus I dont stop. Calling me a horses' *** dont bother me. Is that the best you can do?
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LOL - I saw your earlier post about taking your Glock with you and I was going to say that it's not going to be much help if you can't have it loaded in Cali, but being a retired LEO must help with that part 
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Oh you were the one with the PMs. Well, if you are willing to stop anytime you have to pee because your prostate is the size of an apple you go ahead. When I drive across country I use the Gatorade bottle thus I dont stop. Calling me a horses' *** dont bother me. Is that the best you can do?
Plus, I doubt if many of our ladies have enlarged prostates or desire to pee into a plastic bottle while cruising down the highway.
I normally plan our gasoline stops to coincide with a needed potty break/stretch legs break, to save time. Same goes with lunch stops.
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IIRC, most of those shall-issue counties have small populations and their permits aren't good statewide, i.e. in So Cal or the Bay Area. And some are only good in the county of issue (I think). I think the cutoff for a valid-statewide permit is your issuing county has to have a population of 600,000 or more.
I left California long ago and I'm not a retired LEO, so I guess no California permit for me. Switching residency to California would incur CA state income taxes which would be not worth it, so I guess I'll continue my mostly-stay-away-from-California strategy. They don't need my tourist dollars anyway, do they?
Unloaded guns in a locked case, reduced-capacity magazines. The whole California thing is ridiculous. Didn't San Francisco pass some law where in their own home its residents are required to keep their guns disassembled and locked in a safe?
I left California long ago and I'm not a retired LEO, so I guess no California permit for me. Switching residency to California would incur CA state income taxes which would be not worth it, so I guess I'll continue my mostly-stay-away-from-California strategy. They don't need my tourist dollars anyway, do they?
Unloaded guns in a locked case, reduced-capacity magazines. The whole California thing is ridiculous. Didn't San Francisco pass some law where in their own home its residents are required to keep their guns disassembled and locked in a safe?
