What I Wish I Knew Before Hiking The CDT: Bear Spray
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- During my CDT hike in 2021 and 2022, I learned SO much and created this series to talk about what I wish I knew before hiking the trail. I hope this helps future CDT hikers prepare! This video is about bear spray. More bear safety videos to come! This isn’t all encompassing advice, just what I personally experienced on trail. If you’re planning to hike the CDT or hike in grizzly country, do your research and practice what is comfortable to you from a safety perspective.
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Really great videos! Thank you
Aww thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed.
Gorgeous upload, this is narrated and presented professionally! Love it!
Aw thank you so much!
Great information. Thank you. A note: It is water soluble. If you get it in the eyes, you will go blind for 45 minutes. And it really burns. Be careful not to shoot it into the wind; it will come back into your face. I did the AT in '24, and hope to do the PCT in '26 & maybe the CDT in '27.
@@peakbagger7682 good to know and awesome! Good luck on your hikes!
I was planning on staying alone when I reach this area. However, after listening to you I see the value of being in a group. The noise factor I thought I could take care of myself. But the idea that than there would be additional bear spray-that is very good. Thanks.
Definitely. I didn’t think about the bear spray situation until I saw that poor woman who was scared after the incident (and hiking alone without any more bear spray) 😳
More info coming on bear safety! The bear spray I showed (in the on-trail video portions) was fixed to my pack strap where I could reach it easily. Make sure it’s easily accessible! Was there anything you wish you knew about bear spray or bear safety in grizzly country?
As a resident in Grizz country (eastern front range, Montana), it's a good idea to buy 2 and practice with one. Tag the plastic safety off when you hiking and treat it like a firearm. Aim for the ground in front of the bear. Bluff charges... Ears are generally up (Subjective). I hear a lot of people yelling "Hey Bear" when I am out on trail. Sounds good... until someone nearby only hears "Bear" and reacts to it and you almost get sprayed :( . I yell out "Marco" and occasionally I have received the "Polo" response. Lovin vlogs! Keep up the good work!
Thanks so much!!! Good tips 👍🏼
Old Joke: ___ In this part of the country, said the ranger to the novice hiker, we have black bears and grizzlies. You'll want to be equipped with bear bells and bear spray. Also, it's good to know what kind of bears are in the area. Black bears leave smaller tracks and if you knock the droppings apart with a stick the scat is full of berry seeds and bits of squirrel fur. Grizzly droppings are full of little bells and smell of bear spray.
“Full of little bells” 😂
I've heard (on the internet's haha) that foaming wasp spray is also a great bear deterrent
Oh really? That’s good to know!
A Ranger told me using a bell is more like calling the bear to dinner😮
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You can use it more than once just dont unload the first time. A short 3 sec burst is sufficient. I think you can get 2 good shots of 3 seconds on a 10 oz can
@@Bassandbackpacks this is GREAT to know. Thank you!
Everytime i start planning/researching for my sobo cdt thru hike i just end up watching bear attack videos.
Omg HAHA not good! Don’t worry, if you have bear spray and make noise in brushy areas in MT and WY you’ll be fine :).
@@CheerOnTheTrail Im fine with black bears, probably because i grew up hiking around them and always have had pleasant although sometimes unnerving experiences with them.
However when i think of grizzlies, i think of all the horror stories and what a brutal way to go. But then i think 🤔 what if i get mauled and capture it on camera and kill the grizzly with my treking pole and hike 15 miles to the the nearest town. Would i get to go on Joe Rogans podcast? That would be pretty cool.
Anyway just some thoughts...
Ive been enjoying your videos. Nice to see and get an idea of some of the country before going out there.
Thanks for posting.
Your bear spray is walking south and north and south and north and...
That’s right! I wonder how many miles it actually has on the CDT? 😂