{"id":12644,"date":"2012-12-20T13:19:40","date_gmt":"2012-12-20T20:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/ClaireWolfe\/?p=12644"},"modified":"2012-12-20T13:19:40","modified_gmt":"2012-12-20T20:19:40","slug":"project-how-to-hide-a-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clairewolfe.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/20\/project-how-to-hide-a-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"Project: How to hide a gun"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes, it’s that time of year<\/del> life<\/del> politics again — time to consider that we might need to hide our Eeeevil Black Rifles, just like we did back in the Bad Old Clinton days.<\/p>\n

Yes, I know some of us are going to say, “Hide? I ain’t hidin’ nothin’! They can come and take my gun from my cold, dead hands — or better yet, they’re the ones who’ll end up cold and dead.”<\/p>\n

But we’re taking insurance<\/i> here. Not the whole arsenal. Just an “ace in the hole” rifle. Or some high-cap magazines. Or an Eeeevil Black Pistol. Or whatever …<\/p>\n

And yes, I know it’s premature. Let’s hope it remains so. But I’ve been assigned an article on this topic for Backwoods Home<\/i>. And — for insurance — we need to bring the best to this project.<\/p>\n

That means bring in the Commentariat. Your personal experiences. Your creative ideas.<\/p>\n

BHM has already published two articles on burying a rifle:<\/p>\n

This very thorough Charles Wood<\/i> piece from Issue #115<\/a><\/p>\n

And my “lighter” Hardyville “SKScapades,”<\/a> based on the real experiences of friends of mine.<\/p>\n

Both were ultimately successful; people retrieved their rifles in shootable condition. But both involved the buried firearm getting lost when the woods around it changed.<\/p>\n

One might think smart phone GPS would solve that problem. But that involves a host of perils (not least of which is all the people who can track you via phone these days).<\/p>\n

So … how ’bout some ideas and experiences from you guys? Voice of experience is good. But even pie-in-sky creativity is fine as long as I’ve got some time to investigate. (BHM is really, really big on articles being accurate in the real world. No pie-in-sky will end up in the article.)<\/p>\n

Dave himself suggested the possibility of placing a rifle in a waterproof container, painting the container camo, and hoisting it into a tree to foil anybody who might be scanning the ground with metal detectors. But again, woods have a habit of changing. I had some stuff “hidden in plain sight” in the woods once. Then along came a killer storm, and although I knew exactly where I’d stashed my stash, the mere act of getting to it became an exercise in woodcraft that required outside help.<\/p>\n

So let’s hear it:<\/p>\n

What type of firearm\/equipment would you hide?<\/p>\n

How would you hide it?<\/p>\n

Where would you hide it?<\/p>\n

How would you make sure you could find it again?<\/p>\n

How would you make sure you could find it again in a big, screaming hurry<\/i>?<\/p>\n

How would you make sure other people couldn’t<\/i> find it?<\/p>\n

Have you done this before or have close experience with someone else who’s done it?<\/p>\n

Also, if you have any photos (must be high-res for print) that help show any useable gun-hiding technique, that could be a plus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yes, it’s that time of year life politics again — time to consider that we might need to hide our Eeeevil Black Rifles, just like we did back in the Bad Old Clinton days. Yes, I know some of us are going to say, “Hide? I ain’t hidin’ nothin’! They can come and take my gun from my cold, dead hands — or better yet, they’re the ones who’ll end up cold and dead.” But we’re taking insurance here. Not the whole arsenal. Just an “ace in the hole” rifle. Or some high-cap magazines. Or an Eeeevil Black Pistol. Or…<\/p>\n

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