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Bear attack! (aka, why I don't go camping) — #11

One year my family camped in a tent in a national forest. The campsites were not close together. About 3 a.m. the first night, we heard a guy screaming. Trying not to alarm me and …
MacNN Troubleshooting by Lava Lamp Freak Tue, 28 Jun 2005 - 00:08

Bear attack! (aka, why I don't go camping) — #10

Check with the parks service before going camping etc. They normally post bear warnings. Especially this time of year if there are cubs around. I was confronted by 3 grizzlies wi…
MacNN Troubleshooting by t6hawk Mon, 27 Jun 2005 - 23:50

switcher's review: Pbook 12" — #27

Here are some second impressions a few weeks later (I also copied these into the first post). It's mostly a list of bugs I've run into, although there are some nuggets hidden ther…
MacNN Troubleshooting by tie Mon, 27 Jun 2005 - 23:16

Bear attack! (aka, why I don't go camping) — #9

One time, on the Rogue River in southern Oregon, we had a black bear that followed us after lunch, swimming across the river to inspect our campsite. When rafting, unlike backpacki…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Mithras Mon, 27 Jun 2005 - 16:35

Bear attack! (aka, why I don't go camping) — #7

I've heard that screaming and yelling at some bears is enough to scare them away. The solution, I think, would be to arm yourself with a 400 db portable sound system w/ bullhorn th…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Bluesky Mon, 27 Jun 2005 - 15:25

Bear attack! (aka, why I don't go camping) — #5

Bear: "You're camping on my spot and it's totally disrupting my Feng Shui. My chi is getting very aggravated. Don't make me go get a mediator, because if the warden gets called int…
MacNN Troubleshooting by AB^2=BCxAC Mon, 27 Jun 2005 - 14:09

Bear attack! (aka, why I don't go camping) — #4

Sad, and sorry for the families... It's my understanding that grizzlies (and polars) are the only bears that will, from time to time, prey on humans as food. I remember learning …
MacNN Troubleshooting by Mithras Mon, 27 Jun 2005 - 13:58

Bear attack! (aka, why I don't go camping) — #2

I do drive in cars because I heard that 50,000 people a year die in car crashes in the US. I don't fly on airplanes because I heard that a couple crashed. And I obviously don't e…
MacNN Troubleshooting by JoshuaZ Mon, 27 Jun 2005 - 13:40

Bear attack! (aka, why I don't go camping) — #1

I'm terrified of bears, especially bears that come tearing through your tent at night because they've decided humans are tasty. I don't like tents because you can't see what's goin…
MacNN Troubleshooting by Spliff Mon, 27 Jun 2005 - 13:34

The new Hummer H3 — #49

Quote: Originally Posted by powertrippin Noooo. Can't be. I vehicle built to evade the gas guzzling tax by making it weigh just a tad over the limit for regulations can't …
MacNN Troubleshooting by Railroader Sun, 26 Jun 2005 - 23:04

The new Hummer H3 — #48

Quote: Originally Posted by powertrippin I'm anything but a hippie. I like fast cars and I think that using oil is fine if used intelligently, but there's a huge difference be…
MacNN Troubleshooting by jasonsRX7 Sun, 26 Jun 2005 - 22:30
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