[pct-l] Scary bear story & not hanging food

[dude at fastmail.ca (dude)]

hahahaha!!  awesome post!

about carrying guns and weight...  If other carried guns and made the 
bears scared of humans, then thru-hikers and ultra-lighters would not 
have to carry guns or cans.  

peace,
dude



> Hi Dude,
> 
> On Wed, 21 Jul 2004, dude wrote:
> 
>> take it far enough, you can also get killed AND teach bears that
>> people are push-overs, which is the real problem isn't it?  If bears
>> were still scared of people (with guns), then they wouldn't be a
>> problem.
> 
> Carrying gun and ammo is heavier than bringing a bear can. But why
> carry the stuff yourself? Everybody should have a tank when venturing
> into the backcountry! Much more comfortable than hiking - and a real
> sport, if you use one of the pre WWII models. And believe it or not: I
> havn't heard of a single incident where a bear made it into a tank and
> got the food - as long as the tank was properly secured.
> 
> Take care,
> 
> 
> Ilja.
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