I bought one for camping about 2 years ago after having some major bear problems and only being armed with muzzle loader. What a great gun. I went back home to hunt and fish while camping in the Adirondacks last fall, we put the canoes in at Tupper Lake.
We dumped the canoes twice got rained a lot. But still had a great time camping. Always better than sitting in a office. The 870 was great, looks as good now as it did new even after taking a bath. We are done canoe camping, both of us decided to get a open kayaks.