[ApK]

Originally Posted by Penforhire

But Clint's characters tend to walk around packing heat. Reacher obtains firepower as needed but otherwise walks around unarmed (though still dangerous, lol).

Yes, but he's only "without a gun" in the same sense as he's without a car and without a suitcase. He simply travels light. As opposed to, say, Batman or MacGyver, who expressly choose to not use guns.

Speaking of the suitcase thing, was any one else a bit skeeved out by the fact that in the first book, Killing Floor:

Spoiler:

For about 4 days, Reacher was on the road, bumming around, walking for miles, in jail, and sleeping with the girl, all without ever changing clothes--even underwear?

I would have ignored it as an unmentioned detail, but AFTER the first few days, AFTER he sleeps with the girl, Child goes into some detail about Reacher's clothes-buying and laundry habits.

Eew.

ApK