The Mobile Plan: Is That Hardware In Your Toolbox?

It seems like we aren't ever home. That's because, we aren't..... my family is in "those years"......, meaning that time when the kids are between the ages of 10 and 16, when we as parents are constantly on the go. Besides both my wife and I working in different towns from where our home is located. We also take our kids to their swim practice in another town as well for 4 evenings a week as well as Saturday morning. That doesn't take in account the in-season before school practices 5 mornings a-week or any meets on weekdays or weekends. Suffice to say that we're spending a lot of time traveling around in our vehicles. All this means that we have to be prepared to deal with any eventualities when we're out.

As an aspiring "Prepper", my single greatest fear is something like this happening when we're away from home. And it appears that the potential for social unrest is becoming increasingly possible, if not probable! Politics and beliefs not withstanding, I have no intention of being caught in something like this. But I live outside Dallas. Sure, that's better, than say Philly, Detroit, or LA, but it ain't Colorado Springs or Bartlesville, OK either. So, just in case; I need to have a plan. 

My first order of business is to get my License to Carry (LTC here in Texas). As soon as I get a free weekend, I'm going to take the class so I can carry a sidearm with me. My intention isn't necessarily to always carry a sidearm. After all, I'm a school teacher and we can't have them on campus. But I want to make darn sure that I can at least legally have one in the vehicle with me that's fully loaded and ready to go. 

 

The second and main part of my plan is to have one of these in my vehicle at all times. It's a Rigid brand tool box that's been customized to hold one or more firearms along with ammunition. These things are rugged, stealth and don't take up a lot of space. The smaller sized one can have 2 layers of foam and therefore should be able to hold not only a handgun, but my Kel-tec Sub 2000 as well. 

The concept isn't to have enough firepower to fight it out. That's a stupid idea! There's always going to be somebody that you can't out-gun. Then what? The idea is to have enough fire-power to either get yourself free from the situation and get home, or at least encourage the bad people to leave you alone and move along.