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Thanks for the suggestions. The 50 cals should do the trick!

I have been fishing the surf from the various barrier islands along the Texas coast for the past 20 years or so. This usually involves a buddy or two and myself loading up in someones 4x4, driving (sometimes hours) down some remote beach, and camping for a few nights at a time. As time goes on, family and work obligations make it harder each year to coordinate these trips. Fortunately, my boys are old enough now to join me on these excursions and have made a couple of trips with me in the last year or so.

I have encountered my share of unsavory characters down the beach and have had a couple of "uncomfortable" situations over the years. Nothing that has ever come to blows or gun play, but you get the idea. Its one thing to get in a tight spot with a couple of buddies that are capable of handling themselves, but quite another with the family in tow.

My question for you folks that enjoy similar activities is: what security precautions do you take when setting up camp? How do you make your camp look less like a good target to those up to no good?