@tunient @Entity3Self @acheronix yeah, but like... you should also discuss bear protocols because someone doing the wrong thing when the adrenaline hits can make the situation much worse than it needs to be
@tunient @Entity3Self @acheronix also... 😅 tbqh... once you've carried your pack for a long day you'll start regretting & resenting every ounce of that extra weight... when I was in Denali the backpackers were bitching n moaning abt the weight of the mandatory bear canisters
@tunient @Entity3Self @acheronix because some of the grizzlies there have learned to open the lighter ones ... for the human it might be an infrequent game but for the bears it is iterated 😜
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