I live in a commie shithole and wamt to go to the few natural areas left. However, since hunting bears or lynxes is prohibited, the areas are full of them. And because or retarded laws, i cannot own any weapon capable of launching a projectile with enough force to actually penetrate a target. Are there any ways i can be surely protected from getting mauled, or any gadgets i can make to defend myself? Anybody here had a bear or other large predator encounter without ranged weapons?
>>2878859Yes, my eye-flash cloak. It's a wool cloak/cape with a pair of bright yellow eyes painted/sewn on the inside.Predators have a rule where they only fight and attack as a last resort, if they think they can win. My invention uses this fact as an advantage, making the animal think it is immediately outclassed and not worth fighting. When you flash the inner part of the cloak, the cat or bear will think you are a giant (huge) opponent, and not worth the trouble. They will pee themselves running away, probably crying.
>>2878859can you get a can of bear spray? if not go with that other anon’s eye cape
Bear spray is good but be sure to get a few cans to practice deploying itBut anons cloak sounds great, think you should add a speaker to play skinwalker noises when you unfurl the cloak
>>2878859>lynx defenseliterally just kick them in the face like wtf it's a lynx not a cougar or tiger>bearbear spray is generally considered very effective. Look up how to use it, and keep it on you either in a sling or holster, not just in your backpack because by the time you get it out it's too late
>>2878859Air horn. Get a loud one. Will scare the shit out of them.
I don't think lynxes attack people
>>2879053They do, they jump at you from high up in a tree. Not extremely lethal but they can kill you if they get your neck.
>>2878868Seems like a good idea, i already wear my wool blanket as a cloak so i will just pin two bright reflective pins onto it with an eye pattern.
>>2878870>>2878875>>2878884Is there any specifics to buying bear spray? I have a police pepper spray, is that different from proper bear spray? Any ingridients that should be listed for it to work well?
>>2879244Here's what i got right now
>>2879245AI trash is in /out/ way too often.
>>2879244>Is there any specifics to buying bear spray?Make sure you get actual bear spray and not just human pepper spray- they are 2% capsaicinoids- they shoot farther and are designed to create a big fog rather than just a short stream into someone's eyes.https://www.sabrered.com/bear-spray-vs-pepper-spray/
>>2878859I'm honestly curious what sort of ways you can passively deter bears besides keeping food and trash airtight and sealed. I've heard of electric fences, anyone know how the Inuit defended themselves from polar bears historically?I know some places far up north actually ban bearspray because it gets so cold that the propellent in the can makes it not work anymore.I dont want to kill bears I just want them to fuck off, If I buy some taxidermy heads cover them in blood and put them on sticks would this work?Wondering how many heads on spikes it would take for bears to get the message?
