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    Posted: 10 Dec 2012 at 9:47am
Yes! Wasp spray works great on lots of bad animals (it's a nerve agent - which probably won't kill them - but does some serious short-term nerve issues) - good stuff to keep around - way better than pepper spray.
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Was told that instead of bear spray, where the bear has to get fairly close, use wasp/hornet spray, those things spray a heck of a lot farther than bear spray and work just a well. It gives you some extra running time...
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I purchased a Happauge brand converter that plugs into a usb port on your computer.  At the other end is a connector in which you connect a cable that connects to the campground tv cable.  Run the program and you watch tv on your computer screen.  Even comes with a small remote to change channels with.  Neat and easy.  I usually do all my purchases on Amazon so I would look there.  Cost was about $50, if I remember correctly.  Safe Travels.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote George Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Dec 2012 at 7:46pm
I second the request for info on what usb cable allows you to turn you laptop into a TV.  Please and thank you.
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I'd only try that if it was rip-roaring trying to get in.

Perhaps the best bear deterrent would be our two dogs that travel with us. They'd sound the alarm if nothing else.

I tell you what no jogger gets past our house that we don't hear about from those two. Angry
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Ratdog Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Sep 2012 at 4:43pm
Originally posted by CC CC wrote:

I wasn't trying to mess with Cali, I was just thinking it might be a state mandate I haven't come across yet.

Sorry also for the thread derail re: Da Bears. My thought was that the fiberglass buys me more than a canvas tent. I was thinking in terms of buying me more protection, but you guys have shown me the error of my thinking. So, I'll think in terms of buying me more time.

If I have 2 extra minutes, I won't spend them screaming. I'll be taking the safety off the Texas version of Bear Spray. Wink
 
You could always attempt an escape through that useless escape window in the Rpod.
 
As far as protecting yourself with a firearm, that's what I'd be doing, too. However, I read somewhere that if a bear is coming after you and you're able to get off a shot, even it's a hit to his heart, it can take the bear 30 seconds or more before it dies. A bear can do a heck of a lot of damage in those 30 seconds. If I'm ever faced with that situation, I'm hoping the sound of the gunshot will be enough to scare off the bear.
 
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I wasn't trying to mess with Cali, I was just thinking it might be a state mandate I haven't come across yet.

Sorry also for the thread derail re: Da Bears. My thought was that the fiberglass buys me more than a canvas tent. I was thinking in terms of buying me more protection, but you guys have shown me the error of my thinking. So, I'll think in terms of buying me more time.

If I have 2 extra minutes, I won't spend them screaming. I'll be taking the safety off the Texas version of Bear Spray. Wink
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Folks,
 
You are all correct. Where does a 400 pound bear eat? Anywhere he wants. A bear can easily rip the door right off a trailer. None are bear proof.
 
The point was that certain parks believe that it is safer, and will keep you out of some great campgrounds if you show up with a tent trailer. Having a hardside lets you get in, even if it is no safer.
 
As far as the California thing, I won't get started on the rant. As a 3rd generation Californian, I wave watched the state decline from the land of golden opportunity to the People's Republic of California. Another reason to own a travel trailer.
 
Wishing you all happy trails,
 
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About 25 years ago we were camping with our sons in Sequoia State Park in Northern California.  Had bear problems then, also.  I can remember the ranger trying to impress us about keeping our food inside.  He showed us a picture where a bear had gotten the scent of toothpaste inside a car.  The bear had taken his nails and inserted them in the fissure in the body of the car just in front of the front door.  He ripped the door right off the hinges.  It had been closed.  Don't take food anymore when camping.  Seriously, he certainly got my attention with that.  We have been back since to Sequoia and they now have steel boxes at each campsite for your cooler to reside in.  Probably 1/4" steel plate.  Gotta be aware.  Safe Travels.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote furpod Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Sep 2012 at 1:53pm
Yep, a bear can get into a TT with ease. When I was a kid, my family was camping at Yosemite, we used to go several times a year, on no notice.. (can't do that anymore..)  and a bear removed the rear passenger side door of an International Travelall to get to a cooler in the back. I am pretty sure that was the last time my mom tent camped.
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