Safety Tips: City Streets to Bear Trails

[@bushcraftbasics2036]

Heard of one "camper" who sprayed the bear repellent around their campsite to keep the bruins away. Found bears licking the rocks because the basically applied seasoning to their site. Now if it had been sprayed in the face different story (I've been pepper sprayed before and it is not on my do again list). I suspect that is why they call them deterrent not repellent now, to deal with consumer ignorance. Thanks for making this video.

[@pantrypreparedness]

Bear spray does leave the whole area pretty spicy afterwards. I heard a similar story but the camper applied it like bug spray... Calling it a "deterrent" instead of a "repellent" is probably a good idea but that still wont save some people from their own stupidity.

[@bushcraftbasics2036]

@@pantrypreparedness Yep, you can't fix stupid

[@rya7642]

Yesterday, I was chilling at the top of a hill, the mama black bear and her two cubs were surprised to see me sitting there. All I heard was a low growl, as I turned to see what I just heard. She was staring at me from about 10-15ft away. No time to think, I could only react, jumping and running down the mountain she followed me. I could only yell 'NOOOOOO!!!' as loud as I could. When she stopped I would stop, but when I stopped she would charge again. After 3 more times of this she finally turned around. I literally thought I was dead meat there for a second. Now I'm carrying bear spray when I hike

[@pantrypreparedness]

Wow, that was a close call!!! Its interesting how your mind and body reacts to such a stressful situation, not having any words other than NO!! or AHHH!! seems to be a fairly common reaction. Thank goodness you had better survival instincts than to just play possum

[@LMCEK]

I was taught don't yell "HELP" because people get scared/don't want to get involved. Yell "FIRE!" And its more likely they'll come 🔥

[@JustinCase-em6ql]

Strangely, I would prefer I come upon a bear.

[@cordellscott]

Ya, am bear. But sometimes, why am bear? 🐻? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ?

[@rylandavis2976]

That bear biker video is fake btw

[@pantrypreparedness]

Good to know. It certainly made the rounds a few years ago! At least the concept still applies.