BEAR COUNTRY Camping ALONE in a BEAR TENT
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- I love looking for new places to camp. In this video, I go deep into bear country for an overnighter in my bear tent with an electric bear fence. Luckily I wasn't eaten. This is called a bear tent by RBM Outdoors. It's just a name. No magic bear proof materials.
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How much experience do I have?
That depends. I am pretty good at starting a fire these days and gathering wood. But I don't really have true bushcraft skills and definitely no carpentry or construction skills or training. I could probably make a shelter if I had to, but that would just come from all the RUclips training (watching) over the years.
Good gawd almighty. Backpackers spend every night of the summer in a tiny tent in Glacier National Park, surrounded by grizzlies, and don’t get et.
You can easily tell the difference between black bear scat and grizzly bear scat. Black bear scat has berries and sticks and the like in it and grizzly scat has bits of flannel and smells like pepper spray
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LOL
And bells
My dad used to tell me if it smells like Old Spice get out of there.🤣
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I’ve been camping in bear country here in Wyoming numerous times, even with a shotgun and bear spray I’m still very cautious. Granted I’ve never used a bear fence so I never get the pleasure of eating at camp. Always have to walk off and eat in a random part of the woods, and hang all my shit in a tree.
Just pee on the thing man.
@@boebradley867 yeah, ok thanks for the worst advice ever. Either way peeing near an electric fence is stupid and so is peeing near your camp. The salt in your urine will attract a lot of attention.
Ya, it's tough to get a meal completed when you know the bears are gonna show up at dusk!!!! Never had the pleasure of an invisible bear fence, but I know from experience that urinating, or marking the area does not work----- A hungry bear knowing there's humans around, will wait till dark and use stealth to try and get your food----- We've heard bears walk by our tent at night, sniffing loudly, and have had a few come into our tent while we were out fishing--- Never leave anything edible in the tent-- That includes toothpaste!!!!
You're wise beyond your years
@thomasfoss9963 Without a bear fence, you're a sitting duck
Great video. Except for the bugs and bears, what a beautiful spot to relax.
Thanks!
Si different from the snow packed videos but still just as enjoyable Jay. Always a blast to watch !! Good times buddy. Great video
Thanks Famasmaster
Wow I would never camp alone in grizzly country. Not with a bazooka or 50 calibre machine gun 🤣🤣🤣🐻🐻
I live in Glasgow Scotland, serious countryside and Lochs/lakes whatever you want to call them. I was going out one day with my air rifle, and came across this "thin wired fence" that had at its corner what looked like a Curling Stone (game played on ice by sliding marble stones closest to target circle, Canadians and Scottish folk will understand. So I gets ready to cross "this silly looking wee fence" Put hand bang right on top wire, never saw a bottom wire, so was a bit perplexed as to "why a one wire fence?" I soon found out. I placed my full hand on it and gripped it ready ro pull other leg over it when I suddenly got this sensation (if you don't know, never experienced this before, it's how I cross a fence, or obstacle) Couple of seconds in I'm getting this strange feeling in my arm that's holding wire. Next thing I'm on other side very sore and "waking up" Yes weird alright!?" I still don't realise qhats went on. So I get up, look at this wire fence, remember only the one wire and I think "did this metal wire have something to do with me waking up unglued ad ti what just or at somepoint had happened, I touch it again, this time with flat fingertips. That's when I realised it was an electrical fence was only, about waist height. So this te I o lying get a small dock, but I'm shocked to say the least. I was miles away from anything valuable and no cows in field, but the shock is not nice. Unconscious! Then to wonder and touch it warily a second time. Someone told me "Yeah they only give out 12 volts. I've been shocked by household sockets in Scotland and theyrev240 volts, but this fence and its allegedly small voltage, 12, I thought I was wrong g. How can home electricity blow you across the room, but these electrical fences sound likebnothing, but do some painful damage. Not long lasting, the fright lasts longer. Those pink and green labels aren't to attract a cow to check it out, it's ro show You where exactly your fence is. Ciws hear that electric buzz too, and have built in "stay away from that" Us? We're thick as two door planks and will try anything for a shortcut. Pardon the pun there, only just found it, quote a funny one, but u intended. See a one/two small wire fence, tread very carefully all round it, if you see the charger. Climb over without your skin touching. Easier said than done. I've encountered a few now, and see that at some stages in its length that it has rubber hand grips for us idiots not to get stuck or thrown on your backside by then. I'd never take one camping. A fishing line with some cans threaded through does same job..Noise? You'll hear it.
Hey Jay, put a dragon fly pin on your hat and they'll leave you alone, tried tested and true😊
Damn, here in Northern Sweden we probably had 2-3 weeks of nice weather in june, after that it's been cold and raining like hell... and now during the fall it's been decent weather during my work weeks and just shit during my weeks off, so not much hunting been done either...
Those bugs remind me of working out in the bush for Noranda. In your eyes, ears and mouth. Musk oil works best.
Lorne Elliott, the host of the CBC Radio comedy show Madly Off in All Directions once said that "The mosquitoes in Canada's north are so big they can stand flatfooted and bugger a moose". Although it appears the mosquitoes that were bothering you were nowhere near that big, which is a good thing!
The horseflies like the sun. Sit yourself in some shade and they should buzz off. The mosquitos though, they're relentless A holes and wont stop until they taste blood. 😆
Thanks for the video Jay!
Thanks Jerry
Praying you stay safe for us man.
Safe and sound.
@@jaylegere famous last words
Whatever you do, if you are going to camp in Bear country, DON'T brink Crystal! It isn't worth taking the chanc of losing her!
Wherever you’re camping, I’m heading the opposite way, I hate bugs and bears
Bears love the petroleum in plastic, would eat all over survey flags in Alaska
I’m not sure what you were aiming for with this video , but what I got out of it was that I’ll save a lot of money by not buying that camping equipment , also I’ll save myself all manner of distress by remaining in the air conditioned screened door and windowed house . Possibly you should invest in a bug repelling tent instead of the bear one , or you could erect a smaller bug repellent tent inside a larger bear safe tent and go to bed dressed in your net hooded bug protection gear with your gun beside you in case the bears there are really clever and determined.
Those are great tents, can’t wait to get the large version. I have the UDAP bear fence, certainly helps you sleep better at night.
In Ontario we call those Deer flies.
I did a dit of research and there are quite a few names for them.
Cool to see a summer video
Thanks. Can't wait for winter, though.
You better hope that fence works ,, i would keep a fire going though.
Fun fact; dragon flies we’re doing their thing 65 million years before the dinosaurs walked the earth. 👍
When in doubt start a fire with smoke for bears bugs and reduce bites. Just saying 🐊 enjoy
I hear you. But we have a fire ban right now, unfortunately.
How to confuse a bear.. put up a 10 man tent, inside place an eight man tent,then a 6 man tent,then a four man tent,then a two man tent. All with 2 doors. Then let the dummy sleep in it.🙃
Make sure you keep spraying that bear repellent on.
I like the tent but not the flies. Lol
Jay, why are you using Propane to boil water? You have a Solar Generator and it can boil water faster and for FREE. Then, plug in your solar panels. You have 20 hours of sunlight!
Yes, I have a silicone tea kettle for camping and use it with my Solar Generator, but your videos have a wider influence than me to show alternative eco-friendly ideas.
Dragon flies are great!
Yep, and can eat a horsefly in about 5 minutes.!!
New sub, great channel brother!
I would have packed away the food cooler in the truck.
I gues you are in Canadian wilderness!
Enjoyed the video. Anyone know what happened to Allan Gofenko's channel ?
Thanks for the comment. I'm not sure what is happening with his channel. He certainly had a good channel going.
when I was younger, I might do that but today... not without a firearm.
Have you looked at getting a Thermacell device?
Yep. I have 2 of them.
Dragonflies will eat their own tail if you put it on their mouth
Where is this?
Who the hell goes out to a lake, in bear country and not know the name of the lake? Doing research, looking at maps to know where to go to make your video. And then for emergencies, you have to know where you're at, to communicate with first responders, also letting someone know where you will be at...just incase you don't come back on time. These are simple must do's when dealing with bear country. Simple common sense things to do, for safety. At least the guy that was the focus of the documentary, Grizzly Guy (something like that), had people that knew where him and his girl friend was...and new they were late getting back to the world...they had been eaten by a bear.....In Alaska...
Bears can rip a closed door off a car. How is that tent going to protest you?
What was it about the tent that made it a Bear Tent?
Aren't you terrified of a bear attack ? Don't get dead , PEACE FROM CANADA
You can deter bears from entering camp sites with a portable electric bear fence. Small kit that brings huge peace of mind.
That bear tent looks just big enough for you... and the bear.
Only thing I would ad is when sleeping in a tentt in bear country I never sleep with my head against the tent anywhere. Place your cot in the center of the tent for more protection.
If l had to consider that, l wouldn’t be there
I can do bugs living here in the South but bears, no way. I would have slept in the truck. Lol. Enjoyed the video.
Thanks Diane!
Do these bear fences actually work, I've seen videos where bears get hit centre mass with 12 gauge, and just roll, and keep charging? Seriously doubting.
In Scotland we call those flys Clegs, not to be confused with the midge. Insects can make summer camping a trial. But then again at least we don’t have bears to worry about.
i wonder when the last bear in the UK was killed?
@@rudy103069 no bears since medieval times I believe
I'll stick to the roads and beware the moors, if it's all the same with you old chap
@@nobrainsnoheadache2434 like what you did there 👏🏻
@@rcr76 that's enough
You know I was thinking a very hungry enraged bear could say I don't want to get shocked but the food is worth the risk and charge through the electrified line,at that point your food!It's not worth the risk.
I can never figure out why you would go into the woods to piss the bears off, and then stay on a "tent". when they can get into a car and your home, why do you think a tent would be safe?
Because if you’re cautious with your food it hardly ever happens. Lol interesting how scared this guy is. I live in bear country and tent camp in bear country all the time, so do many others and don’t make such a big deal because it isn’t unless you’re in Polar Bear territory.
Was that black bear or grizzly bear skat?
Here's how to can differentiate between them:
Black bear droppings are smaller and often contain berries, leaves, and possibly bits of fur. Grizzly bear droppings tend to contain small bells and smell of pepper.😁
Haha. It would be black bear. Not much for grizzlies around these parts.
Jay, I love your winter videos but between the bugs and threat of bears, this just looked miserable.
It was a test that's for sure. And I agree, winter videos can't be beat.
I agree. Up here in NH we have bears, I've seen one, but they run away fast when they see us. As for bug this summer, not so bad. We bought a screen house (Clam) we don't even need it all the tine. Hope you find a prettier spot to camp out.
I agree
@@roxannegordon6162 Don't press your luck, Hungry bears will not run away later in the night
You certainly do have some prehistoric sized insects in your locale. Have you tried a Thermacell for bug protection?
Yep! I had one with me.
IDK about the Thermocell--- A friend of mine swears by it, but I swear northern black flies and mosquitos love to bathe in it!!!!!!!
Oh, I missed that ppint at first. the bear snifss the fence? More like it charges right through and ignores the shock. Good luck!
Your bear spray still has the tie attached to it Jay, you have to cut it off for the spray to be able to function.
Basic common sense. Lmao
Ooops! 😬😬😬
Mr. Expert survivalist. Just wait till the bear comes before he cuts the tie on the bear spray. By the way, didn't you buy a electric fence tester? It's more exciting to get a good night's rest not knowing if your fence is activated! Lots of luck! pardon my expression.........
Bon Appetit!!
Who else thought a Bear was going to come up behind him while he was eating his sandwich. Not sure that tent would even stop a Rabid Chipmunk let alone a several hundred pound Bear. The tape is there to remind you not to walk into the fence the Bear is coming for your food he doesn't care about some tape. I have seen a Bear go right through a electric fence without even flinching to get to a Apple .
Good Video though.
Absolutely, either this guy is new at camping or likes to exaggerate for likes. I was laughing at the whole thing. 40+ years tent camping mostly in bear country and by myself.
Another great video Jay. From Ontario and for the deer fly's ,i use a fake dragon fly that's clipped to your hat. It's goofy but works.They will be around you but won't land or bite. What is the brand of Bear electric fence that you have,looks just what i need ?
Great to see you again!
Looks like you invested in some new camping gear. Looks great!👏👍
Thanks Faye.
Love your videos and enjoy watching them every time they come on. May the Lord bless you
Thanks so much Brenda!
Jay, we won’t tent camp at all during ‘bear’ season. Only the RV for us! I’m going to check into that electric fence! Thanks for taking us along!
Thanks for watching Dee!
When you camp in any woods then your in the food chain ! Same as in the sea !
If a Bear decides to attack you stand your ground and wait until it rears up over you and point at his genitalia and laugh. They will retreat in embarrassment! Having visited the North I think you are down playing the quantities and ferociousness of the flying insects. Love the channel
Awesome comment!
That's pretty funny. Everywhere I camp in western Canada is bear country. I've never seen a bear fence.
Neither have I. I live in the mountains in a place called Big Bear and tent camp in the Sierras, lots of bears and never seen an electric fence either, we don’t have Grizzly though but plenty of big black bears some right by your house.
I had read and heard about them, never used one, but the key to protecting yourself is to keep your food stored away from your tent--
If you have a good white pine to hang your food, or even in a food storage locker in Alaska, try to minimize the time you have food out, cooking time, and clean up afterwards--- Avoid wiping your hands on your pants, and keep them washed---- Bears want food, not us!!!
@@thomasfoss9963 exactly.
We always called those Deer flys, and when they bite, you WILL bleed. Not pleasant! Never seen a bear fence before, thats pretty cool.
Electric fences are good but also you can always use nails and a piece of wood turn upside down and put in front of your windows or doors and the bears will run from those too
Awesome! Nothing like a little camping in in the midnight sun - with the mosquitos and horse flies! We were just next door, in the Yukon. Nice to be back in the north. 👍😎🇨🇦🌲💦🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🪰🪰🪰🪰
Jay you need to get a couple thermacells. Camping with steve swears by them as does consumer reports
I had a couple with me.
Ain't nuthin like being awaken in the middle of the night as a big Grizzly rips your tent apart before eating you alive. Hope you get it all on video.
But, but, but Jay...you gotta touch the fence so that you KNOW it's working...lol. Man, those bugs are worse than what we have here in the Maine woods! Another great video, thanks, stay safe!
You should look in to a wolf mozzi zapper it's made for English carp fishing its a camp light with a mozzi zapper built in
Black flies generally hatch around Memorial Day in the northwoods-- We won't go on a trip if the reports of them are bad--- Black flies can ruin your trip worse quicker than any bear can!!!! Lol
They should add onto the electric fence is a loud siren that would go off as soon as the electric fence got touched. With those two things for sure the bears would stay away! ha! You should put one of those bug zappers in your tent. They get them!
Jay, so you are not a gun guy and that's ok. But on the other hand, buy yourself a single shot shotgun, a few 5 shot boxes is all you need, slugs/buckshot/bird shot and non-lethal. The non-lethal can scare away one with no real harm. Cost is cheap.
I am not opposed to guns, I just need to get my possession and acquisition licence renewed.
A bear came through my site when I was tenting one summer. I spent the rest of the night in my van!
Haha. I would have done the same
Whatever you need to do to avoid a bear, me thinks.
Was it a false sense of security having the electric bear fence? You might want to get an electric fence tester to make sure you have it really working... for the ground wire the ground needs to have some moisture in it.... just don't pee on it to do that. lol
I don't have a tester. Good idea! Thanks for watching and commenting. Jay
@@jaylegere I'd check the user manual to see if there is a way to test operation without "doing it yourself". But, as a backup method, we used to touch the electric fence with a long piece of grass as kids. You can feel the 'shock' but it's not as bad as touching it with your hand. Wearing leather gloves can be a good idea too.
Whatever you do, DO NOT grab the wire. Use the back of your hand instead if you have to touch it. The electric pulse will cause your muscles to contract (and tighten your fist), so be sure it doesn't close your hand tighter around the wire.
I just read about that the other day. Very good point. Never even thought about it until I read about a guide over in Montana talking about that.
Here in New Zealand a deer or pig is all there is in our bush. Not sure how well I would sleep with bears roaming about. Looks like a pretty spot.
From the Bears perspective are you considered FAST FOOD, BUFFET or FINE DINING. I loved seeing the dragon 🐉 fly 🪰 eating the winged demon 😈
Thanks Mike. The dragonfly stayed there and ate the horsefly whole in about 5 minutes. It was incredible.
Sounds like you picked the most miserable and dangerous place you could find to camp
GREAT VID, NEXT TIME , GET YOURSELF A BLUE MOSQUITOES ZAPPER LIGHTS, LIKE THE ONE'S YOU GET IN FOOD SHOPS, RUN IT OF THE JACKERY. UK
Love the video, per usual. I’ve never seen the bear fence before, definitely may check that out for myself. I’m also super glad you have merch now, definitely going to look into getting me a cup or a shirt of sorts. Looking forward to the next video!
Thanks Landon. The logo on the merch seems to be holding up really well. I hope you get to enjoy something from the shop.
No problem Jay. And I’ll look into it further
If there is a video another video
Without moisture(the more the better) on your ground rod, you do NOT have power! And you should anchor all corners,
Nice to see u went camping with the Bear tent. Cool table there and having the Bear fence. Next time take a hammer with you to pound in the stakes.
I love the great outdoors but all those bugs would drive me mad! 😩 Let alone being alone in bear country. 🐻
Once the deer flies, horse flies, and black flies stop biting and harassing you, then, all you have to worry about are the clouds of mosquitos that will descend upon you at night!!!!!! That's why we do our wilderness trips in the early fall---- Less bugs, but more hungry bears!!!! Head netting is a must if you're on a summer trip, and while I hate to smear DEET on my body, some good jungle juice is mandatory-------
I would get a fence tester ! The dry ground usually does not allow the fence to work properly! I would definitely check the output! Happy camping to you!
Yeah, the ground is very important. I have a 3 lb portable electric bear fence similar to what's set up in the video and I know it is best set on dirt not gravel. There needs to be a minimum of 4000 volts to deter a bear. What he needs is an electric netting bear fence which can be used on any type of ground.
I would just get a hotel room and save my life. No kind of fence will stop a bear.
Electric fencing can stop them. But not one powered by 2 d batteries lol. Talk about rolling the dice.
@@WellnessWizdom He was selling product.
Hello Jay and thumbs UP!!
Thanks Richard!
I had to sub as soon as I seen the amount of mustard you put on your sandwich !!
Years back when I lived in the UK I used to use a UV lamp that had an electric shock cage around it to kill off annoying flying bugs like mosquitoes. You might be able to find something similar that you can either run off batteries or the Jackery? Mine was AC powered, but very low wattage. Not so fun to clean out, but worked like a charm.
Come on, you got to test that fence! I don’t know if I could feel safe unless I had some way of knowing it works. Maybe touch it with a hot dog or something.
Haha. I thought about touching it for entertainment purposes. But decided to love in the edge instead
Bear tent, in bear country with a bear fence PERFECT! #LoveThatBearTent
Thanks Badlands G!
That bug closeup warning should be a "bug praise close up" as horse fly's are horrible and they all should die ahhahaha
Hahaha
Here's another idea. Get an Electric Bug Zapper. They have them in 110V and mine is USB 5V. It runs hours off my $5 cell phone battery recharger. Of course, your Jackery Solar Generator can run it too!
Mosquitos hate wind and fans!
Yes! I was wishing I brought one of those electric bug racquets.
I am sincerely confused, and hope someone will help inform me: what on earth is a “bear tent”?? Isn’t that an oxymoron, since a bear can shatter a vehicle window, or rip the door off a cabin? What makes that tent stronger and safer than a vehicle or a dwelling? I am curious to know, thanks! (I tried to scroll through the comments for an answer, but I’m late to the party and there are several hundred.)
The company nicknames it a bear tent. No special bear protection here.
@@jaylegere Ohhhhhhhhh!! That nickname could mislead the uninitiated! 😂😂 Thanks so much for your reply!🙂
What am I missing, How is that tent going to do anything to slow down a Bear….
It's not!!!! Keeping your food secured at all times is the most important part of a trip--- Never leave any food in the tent-- Even toothpaste!! They love it!!! I've lived, camped, and backpacked in bear country most of my life, most problems will occur if you're careless with your food... You have to respect bears, and keep in mind, they require pounds of food per day---- They don't want you, they want your food!!!!!!
I’ve seen dragon flies eat other insects many a time !
What a treat to catch a summer Jay Legere Video !!! Always wonderful catching your stuff Jay ! Great Video !!
Beautiful spot! I'm pretty sure that all those bugs would ruin it for me though. Thanks for the video.
Bugs are definitely the worst thing about the North
@@jaylegere Don't forget Yogi Bear
What exactly is a bear tent? Does it protect you from bears somehow? Loving the bear fence and the tent. I didn't realize those were a thing. Bears are the animals that scare me the most. Mountain lions I have worked with and can read their body language so no worries with them. Bears are huge, I know some bear body language but I'm really afraid of them. The place you camped was beautiful.
I don't know but it doesn't look bear proof to me. I wouldn't sleep a wink. Have a good one
@@BC-vo3ih I was thinking the same thing they could smell that food. Have a good one
You're not gonna be reading the language of the mountain the middle of the night while you're trying to sleep As well as the bears , and that's why the bear fences are so imperative
Come to Oregon. You’ll see all kinds of bugs slaughtering and eating each other all over the place😂
Sounds awesome. Ha
@@jaylegere bald face hornets and yellow jackets are brutal to everything be it bug or other.
Just tell her you’re sorry man and go home dude, it’s not worth it!!! 😆
Excellent comment. Ha!
14 second mark HEADPHONE ⚠️ WARNING !!! Turn it down or else listeners.
That bird chirping just about blew my eardrum out.
Oh the gullibility of the Elmer Fudd amazing what a little lying advertisement will do for Elmer to convince him that such a thing would be protection against a bear you people are a real chuckle
I wouldn't put my head next to the door. 🐻 Just saying. If, Da bear gets past the fence.
Good point
Hello from Kingsport, Tennessee. Love your videos!! Definitely one of my favorites and a great way to approach life.
maybe a very short life