Bear Pepper Spray Repellent?

On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 07:05:27 -0700, "Tom Nakashima"
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"rw" wrote in message
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Tom Nakashima wrote:
Anyone ever have to use it? Does it actually work?
Seems to me that would really ****-off a bear.
http://www.tbotech.com/bearspray.htm
-tom

Our Alaska outfitter (Papa Bear out of Bethel) supplies bear spray. If you
don't use it you don't pay for it. You are not allowed to carry it on an
airplane, even in checked baggage. (You are allowed to carry up to 4oz. of
pepper spray in checked baggage, but bear spray products are larger than
that.)

Last year I took a hand gun. This year I'm not going to bother. Check on
whether bears are hunted in the area you're visiting. If they are they'll
probably be afraid of people.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

I'll be using the same outfitter, (Papa Bear Adventures out of
Bethel)...I'll talk to Steve about it.
thanks,
-tom

If this one particular trip is your sole reason for asking, and you
trust the outfitter, I'd say save yourself the time and do/get what they
advise. And based on Steve's info, it seems your question is answered.

TC,
R

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On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 07:05:27 -0700, "Tom Nakashima"
wrote:


"rw" wrote in message
hlink.net...
Tom Nakashima wrote:
Anyone ever have to use it? Does it actually work?
Seems to me that would really ****-off a bear.
http://www.tbotech.com/bearspray.htm
-tom

Our Alaska outfitter (Papa Bear out of Bethel) supplies bear spray. If
you
don't use it you don't pay for it. You are not allowed to carry it on an
airplane, even in checked baggage. (You are allowed to carry up to 4oz.
of
pepper spray in checked baggage, but bear spray products are larger than
that.)

Last year I took a hand gun. This year I'm not going to bother. Check on
whether bears are hunted in the area you're visiting. If they are
they'll
probably be afraid of people.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

I'll be using the same outfitter, (Papa Bear Adventures out of
Bethel)...I'll talk to Steve about it.
thanks,
-tom

If this one particular trip is your sole reason for asking, and you
trust the outfitter, I'd say save yourself the time and do/get what they
advise. And based on Steve's info, it seems your question is answered.

TC,
R

Agree, I didn't know Papa Bear Adventures supplied Bear Pepper Spray, at
least
it didn't say in the conformation info pack we got.

I've called Steve twice already, didn't want to wear out my allocated phone
calls, so
I'll speak with him when I arrive there. The last time I called him I
wanted to give him
my flight status so there would be someone to pick me up at the Bethel
Airport.
In conversation, he told me I had to walk to the lodge. Stunned, I got
quiet, then I asked how far is
the lodge? Steve replied: "It's only 3 miles." Then I started to think, I
have luggage with
rollers, but 3-miles??? Then Steve started laughing, it was a joke, but he
sure got me on that one.
-tom