Securing your CCW in a Hotel Room

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Forget it.

Forget the dirty underware stash. Everyone has thought of it, especially those working in a hotel inclined to steal. There are those that would chew through your dirty underware while you're wearing them if they felt they would profit from it. :barf:
 
Put it in a pile of soiled underwear....???

:scrutiny:

Yeah, right.

With my luck, the thief would be a perv who that's what they were looking for in the first place - the firearm would just be a bonus.
 
I'm an old hand at this

Keep a screwdriver with you and it's usually an easy matter to stow it in a vent. If that's not possible, inside the box spring. DO NOT put it in a drawer, under the mattress or in a mini-kitchen as these will frequently be checked by maids in the course of their duties. But HUMAN BODIES have been hidden inside hotel boxsprings, with nobody noticing until the smell got horrible :D

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/gruesome/bodybed.asp

If I know a particular room with a nice stowage spot, I'll make a point of reserving it. Sleazy motels are actually a lot more secure than some of the high end ones, because the staff is much smaller and isn't expecting wealthy people to stay there. Also, they tend to be in old buildings with numerous fine hiding places. I'd avoid any safe that weighs less than you do, and any safe that you don't control.
 
I got one too the cable is easy to cut. I bolted mine down in the trunk.And it is fine but the cable function is a bit weak.
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Any cable thin enough to remain flexible to be used in this application can be cut with the right tool. Granted your average thief might not be carrying 24" bolt cutters, but if they want it bad enough they'll get it.
 
well...

I accidentally discovered that some refrigerators are not tied down in their little cabinets...works in a pinch.
If you have the time, you might find that other furniture may have spaces that aren't easily accessed as well...
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I've been looking at getting one of those lockable cases.

Whenever possible, I try to have a rental car or take my own. This way, I'll just leave it in the rental. If this is otherwise not possible, I have either not taken it at all or simply left it in the nightstand and put the 'do not disturb' sign on the door. Foolish? Depends. Most business hotels have fairly tight security and rules as to letting someone inside your room. If I'm not comfortable with that hotel or don't know much about it, I simply won't take it. In the end, it's a judgement call based on the situation at hand.
 
i am often faced with this situation.

the best solution is to lock it up in a hotel safe or a gun case you bring with you, secured to something with a strong cable.

there is one more thing that hasn't been mentioned here i think ...

if it is a pistol - BREAK IT DOWN. Put the slide/bbl assembly and mags near your stinky britches/toilet tank, etc, and TAKE THE FRAME WITH YOU.

This is what a cop suggested to me. They absolutely hate it when they have to go track down a stolen weapon and get it off the streets.
 
if it is a pistol - BREAK IT DOWN. Put the slide/bbl assembly and mags near your stinky britches/toilet tank, etc, and TAKE THE FRAME WITH YOU.
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Legally, that's the same as taking the entire pistol since, in most cases, the frame is considered to be the firearm.
 
I have on occasion (1) removed the cylinder from a revolver, or (2) removed the slide/barrel from a pistol, and put the two sub-assemblies in different places. This won't stop some someone from stealing whatever they find, but they are unlikely to find both sections, and whatever they steal isn't a useable firearm.

I have also pocketed a cylinder or barrel when I went out the door, in and of themselves they are not a weapon. :evil:
 
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