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Wormius · 10-05-2023, 12:38 AM

I think hikers out on a multi-day hike are packing as light as they can. The “portable” electric bear fence that Cabela’s stocks is 15lbs and costs $500. Hindsight is 20/20 and it may have helped, but it’s a big piece of kit to haul around.

I do wonder if the time of year had anything to do with it. Maybe this time, just prior hibernation, with all the bear activity isn’t the safest time to travel the backcountry.

10-05-2023, 12:38 AM	#397
Wormius Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Somewhere down the crazy river. Exp:	I think hikers out on a multi-day hike are packing as light as they can. The “portable” electric bear fence that Cabela’s stocks is 15lbs and costs $500. Hindsight is 20/20 and it may have helped, but it’s a big piece of kit to haul around. I do wonder if the time of year had anything to do with it. Maybe this time, just prior hibernation, with all the bear activity isn’t the safest time to travel the backcountry.