> Bears being intelligent and curious I think > a big strobe and REALLY loud screamer type > siren in a decent size box would scare the > bear away. Unless it was in a blind rage... > -Roman I think I could manage to be a loud screamer type ;-) They reckon the thing to do is play dead. Could probably manage that. A second or two after the bear got me How the hell does anyone maintain enough composure to play dead ? Wonder if you could get behind it and hang to its back fur ? When I lived in a not-very-nice neighbourhood I carried a charged camera flashgun with me at night just in case -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads