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[*] posted on 11-16-2017 at 08:34 PM


We MOST certainly are. !!!!

That is why we gave you such GREAT advice .

And thank you for the A-hole reference...

We all know where we stand...........
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[*] posted on 11-16-2017 at 08:37 PM


Quote: Originally posted by Tres Rios  
Maybe I can tattoo the county I'm from and my last name on my belly in case I forget who the F&%k I am and from what wasteland I'm from too....


Now your talkin.......
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[*] posted on 11-16-2017 at 08:39 PM


Look,
I'm only F*ckin with ya.

You were given good advice. What else were you looking for
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[*] posted on 11-18-2017 at 03:43 AM


Quote: Originally posted by Tres Rios  
from opportunists aguachico....


I camp a lot in baja. I do not think my documents are the most important things to secure.

Depending on your vehicle, there are many places to hide documents. Under the floor matts is one of the most overlooked places.
Even US and Mexican border patrol fail to search under the floor matts.

The real question is how do you secure your vehicle from theft?

I personally do not secure documents. I lightly hide my passport, if I carry it to Mexico - which I do not often. I only carry the enough pesos for a few days.
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[*] posted on 11-18-2017 at 07:36 AM


Getting to be too much peril to even go...



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[*] posted on 11-18-2017 at 07:43 AM


Make color copies of everything

Keep one set of copies with you, put one set on a USB stick, e-mail one set to you

Put originals in this bolted to your vehicle (someplace):

https://m.costco.com/Sports-Afield-SA-RVS-Lightning-Handgun-...
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[*] posted on 11-18-2017 at 07:43 AM


Quote: Originally posted by Tres Rios  
you A-holes aren't concerned about credit/debit cards, cash and passports???!


No, where I go in Baja there are either no other people there (I have four-wheel-drive) or there are only good people there (most of Baja). If you want to go to a city on a vacation and have this fear of Mexican crime, there are plenty of U.S. cities to go to, Chicago, Baltimore, Washington D.C. come to mind! :no::no::no:

I have been camping in Baja since 1965 and have yet to be a victim of anything more than a memorable time with a desire to go back.




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[*] posted on 11-18-2017 at 08:45 AM


As for the cash thingy, I use a belt with a hidden zippered compartment
in it.
https://www.amazon.com/Hiker-Money-Thomas-Bates-Black/dp/B00...

It saved me from losing ALL my cash when I got drugged with “Devil's Breath” aka Scopolamine: by a woman from Venezuela ..

Funny thing was I wasn't with her for sex, just hanging out together.
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[*] posted on 11-18-2017 at 08:51 AM


That is what Billy Clinton said.......

Quote: Originally posted by Paco Facullo  


Funny thing was I wasn't with her for sex, just hanging out together.
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[*] posted on 11-18-2017 at 09:08 AM


Quote: Originally posted by David K  
Quote: Originally posted by Tres Rios  
you A-holes aren't concerned about credit/debit cards, cash and passports???!


No, where I go in Baja there are either no other people there (I have four-wheel-drive) or there are only good people there (most of Baja). If you want to go to a city on a vacation and have this fear of Mexican crime, there are plenty of U.S. cities to go to, Chicago, Baltimore, Washington D.C. come to mind! :no::no::no:

I have been camping in Baja since 1965 and have yet to be a victim of anything more than a memorable time with a desire to go back.


Dk, your comparison is silly. Let’s correct it.
For boondocks travel, let’s compare USA boondocks to Mexico boondocks.
For city travel, let’s compare USA cities to mexico cities.
For city travel, let’s compare DF to DC. DC is safer. In DC you don’t have to worry about criminal,cab drivers kidnapping you!
Let’s compare TJ to San Diego. San Diego is safer.
Now, the boondocks of Baja, some of boondock baja is safe,... some ain’t. Pity, there just isn’t much public land in Baja for boondocking, it’s rapidly disappearing as fences go up. And those fences are going up for a reason, because land owners are having problems with crime, vandalism, destruction by off-roaders, etc.




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[*] posted on 11-18-2017 at 09:25 AM


Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666  
Quote: Originally posted by David K  
Quote: Originally posted by Tres Rios  
you A-holes aren't concerned about credit/debit cards, cash and passports???!


No, where I go in Baja there are either no other people there (I have four-wheel-drive) or there are only good people there (most of Baja). If you want to go to a city on a vacation and have this fear of Mexican crime, there are plenty of U.S. cities to go to, Chicago, Baltimore, Washington D.C. come to mind! :no::no::no:

I have been camping in Baja since 1965 and have yet to be a victim of anything more than a memorable time with a desire to go back.


Dk, your comparison is silly. Let’s correct it.
For boondocks travel, let’s compare USA boondocks to Mexico boondocks.
For city travel, let’s compare USA cities to mexico cities.
For city travel, let’s compare DF to DC. DC is safer. In DC you don’t have to worry about criminal,cab drivers kidnapping you!
Let’s compare TJ to San Diego. San Diego is safer.
Now, the boondocks of Baja, some of boondock baja is safe,... some ain’t. Pity, there just isn’t much public land in Baja for boondocking, it’s rapidly disappearing as fences go up. And those fences are going up for a reason, because land owners are having problems with crime, vandalism, destruction by off-roaders, etc.


Oh, mine was silly but yours:

Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666  
Put your files on a microchip on insert under your skin.
For cash and passport, insert in anus.
You are now secure!


Was so serious!!!!???? :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:




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[*] posted on 11-18-2017 at 11:08 PM


Quote: Originally posted by Tres Rios  
Quote: Originally posted by bkbend  
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maybe a fortknox safe bolted to the top of my vehicle so everyone knows I'm carrying important sensitive chit huh???!


Seems like a reasonable solution, why are you mocking it? I will have a hidden safe or lockable compartment for money, valuables, documents and where legal; Firearms and ammo. Probably built into the floor / frame of my van under cabinets or the bed. Should work fine. Also having documents stored in the cloud could work, if you trust such things.
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[*] posted on 11-19-2017 at 07:43 AM


Google "car safe" or search the same words on Amazon and you will see numerous options. I use one like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Southern-Homewares-Portable-Car-Safe/...

I keep most of my money and my passport safely locked away. There are also laptop-sized versions, search "laptop car safe".




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[*] posted on 11-19-2017 at 08:10 AM


Don't ask me...I just lost my Passport. Best to have a color copy in another location.
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[*] posted on 11-19-2017 at 09:39 AM


Problem with hiding your $$money is finding it after a few rounds the night before. I just found $2000 p in my folded t-shirts in my house....still laughing about that! :bounce::bounce: Tio
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Quote: Originally posted by tiotomasbcs  
Problem with hiding your $$money is finding it after a few rounds the night before. I just found $2000 p in my folded t-shirts in my house....still laughing about that! :bounce::bounce: Tio


I have a secret hiding place in my Tundra. I would tell...but it's a secret.;D
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[*] posted on 11-19-2017 at 02:54 PM


Cheers All!!!! Not too worried about it at all just have never traveled to Mx by auto. Have always bussed it and backpacked it through Mx without a family.... Thanks for the humor and jabs.... Enjoy it to the fullest
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[*] posted on 11-29-2017 at 09:41 AM


Hah! You need to ask a pothead. They have very creative ways of hiding things!
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