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[pmcd9]

Have fun near the beach.

You know it's a party when the police and fire department gets called out... twice.

[wombat]

The Technical Staff actually makes WALKING into an equipment intensive hobby. He doesn't just have hiking shoes and special water bottles, oh no. He has hand held GPS, and he has a special STICK. Made of metal with bungy cords inside so it folds up. A stick. I ask you. Aren't the woods FULL of sticks, why would anyone have to bring one with them??

[CortJstr]

The Technical Staff actually makes WALKING into an equipment intensive hobby. He doesn't just have hiking shoes and special water bottles, oh no. He has hand held GPS, and he has a special STICK. Made of metal with bungy cords inside so it folds up. A stick. I ask you. Aren't the woods FULL of sticks, why would anyone have to bring one with them??

Don't those sticks usually come in pairs? And cost like $80?

[wombat]

Don't those sticks usually come in pairs? And cost like $80?

I am not sure if he has two, but I remember the price was totally outlandish.

[greenkoolayd]

...personal naggity-nag of mine...

agreed.  especially when a $2948782040520498524 specialty tool can get lost [[snap]] just like that.  id rather have to spend another $6 on a new pair of needle nose pliers than put a mortgage on my testicals just to get a new  this:  http://www.uptownangler.com/images/store/orvis-multi-tool.jpg

[wombat]

Do they have bells attached? That can come in handy.

Oh god, he actually brought back a photo of a bear from his last hike. What is wrong with the walking machines at the gym if he wants to walk with a lot of equipment? At least there is no man-eating wildlife there.

[greenkoolayd]

Oh god, he actually brought back a photo of a bear from his last hike. What is wrong with the walking machines at the gym if he wants to walk with a lot of equipment? At least there is no man-eating wildlife there.

theres a certain subconscious thing that happens to dudes in the forest.  you cant feel like all primal and like a  caveman in any way at the gym, but you can when youre pissing on trees and builing a fire and stuff.

[wombat]

I showed him the article and he says that he also fended off the bear attack with his walking stick by holding it over his head so he could look large. He also says that he aspires to be that guy when he is old.

[theinevitable]

wait, isn't that the opposite of what you do with bears?

I was so scared of bears when I was working at camp. I knew they wouldn't hurt me, but I also knew I would piss my ##### if I saw one.

[wombat]

And why do you have this certainty that bears would not hurt you?

Actually if you search the web for what to do when you encounter a bear it's rather entertaining. Several reliable sites suggest that you wave your arms to show the bear that you are human. Wouldn't, say, reciting poetry or playing chess be more definitive? You also learn something about how stupid people are about animals - a subject of endless depth and variety - from a site that actually feels the need to warn "Don't offer the bear any food."

Most troubling though is the notion that in a state of panic, you need to be able to distinguish a black bear from a grizzly, because for one you're supposed to fight back if it attacks and for the other, play dead.

I tried to argue that what you do about bears is "Don't go to places that have bears," but I was unable to convince him of this.

[greenkoolayd]

I tried to argue that what you do about bears is "Don't go to places that have bears," but I was unable to convince him of this.

not even the zoo?

[theinevitable]

the area where I worked had never had a bear attack. Every bear encounter had consisted of the person being scared, and the bear being scared, and parting ways. Mostly because in this area bears have not learned to associate people with food.

[pmcd9]

I would love to see a bear in the wild.  Bears are fuck*ng awesome!!!

[greenkoolayd]

im not as hairy as a bear, but if one saw me in the woods, hed be all, "dude, whoever cut your hair needs a friggin eye exam.  anyway, i just passed a really rad blackberry bush about a half-mile back.  wanna go eat some with me?"

[AugustWest]

agreed.  especially when a $2948782040520498524 specialty tool can get lost [[snap]] just like that.  id rather have to spend another $6 on a new pair of needle nose pliers than put a mortgage on my testicals just to get a new  this:  http://www.uptownangler.com/images/store/orvis-multi-tool.jpg

Yeah, but I'd rather carry my $35 Leatherman that I've had for years so I've got needlenose pliers, a knife, a screwdriver and a can-opener.