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Message started by prouboy on Mar 16th, 2009 at 3:05am

Title: Re: Bear-proofing camp....Jacobson's references
Post by db on Mar 15th, 2013 at 6:26pm
I feel the need to offer a lighter alternative to Pinesol.

The guy that lead my first trip handed out a gear list to everyone. One line near the end of the list was bear repellent. Next year at the orientation, someone asked what that was. As I recall he kinda dodged the question ... calling it a joke.

A few years later I was at his house drinking beer so I asked him outright. Turns out it was mothballs.

I only offer that alternative as Pinesol gives me an instant headache. A little sachet of mothballs would be lighter and you could take it with you from one campsite to the next ... and home with you.

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