I NEVER hike unarmed.
I just spent seven days alone in Shenandoah National Park and my Glock 19 was a constant companion.
Same here. I was out the other day. Glock 23 on my hip. And two spare mags. That gives me 40 chances to neutralize any threat.
“Don’t do what I did. Don’t go without your gun,” she said “Anything can happen. If I had had that gun, it would’ve been a very short situation.”
That said, she needs a real dog. There are only a few.
Pray you never need it heh. At least not up here in northern Alberta.