On the little ol' .22

He told me of a few misadventures surrounding the piece but, it was his parting remark that stuck with me "If you are lucky enough to travel around the world armed and doing it mainly alone do yourself a favor always carry a .22 pistol, regardless of anything else you pack."
Whole piece here.

 I may have linked to this before; no matter, if you've seen it once it's worth seeing again.