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>Green/brown/tan/white/grey shelter, clothing, and backpack that blends into surroundings. White or grey for snow, but if you aren't in the snow then go dark. If you use a dim light or cook in your shelter then darker colors will block more light. Still make sure you have something with you that's bright orange and reflective to signal for help if you really need to.
>No reflective or bright color paracord, bear line, guy lines, or metal stakes. Use colors that blend in.
>No open fires. When you need to cook, do so under your tarp or vestibule. Obviously be safe and make sure you have airflow.
>Hide any shiny metal things while you're not using them
>If you use a titanium cookpot use the darker colored titanium ones.
>Keep your lights off at night. If you have to use your headlamp/flashlight use red light or a warm white light at very low brightness and keep it pointed towards the ground. If your light has multiple brightness settings it should start off at the lowest one. Also, you shouldn't have to cycle through the strobe or SOS mode if your light has one.
>Setup camp out of view of anywhere people will usually be (trails, roads, bridges, river, lake, desirable water source, etc). Make sure you aren't visible from a ridge or place where people stop for a scenic view.
>Hide amongst the trees and preferably behind a large fallen log. Make sure you're away from widow makers.
>If you bring a gun get one with wooden furniture. People think they're less threatening and will assume you're a hunter despite the gun being functionally same as an all black one. Don't bring your AR-15 innawoods.
>Hang your food/toothpaste/anything smelly away from camp. A bear going through your camp will likely force you to get loud.
I know bears like mint. What's are scents of soaps that don't attract animals? Do they like Eucalyptus?
>Green/brown/tan/white/grey shelter, clothing, and backpack that blends into surroundings. White or grey for snow, but if you aren't in the snow then go dark. If you use a dim light or cook in your shelter then darker colors will block more light. Still make sure you have something with you that's bright orange and reflective to signal for help if you really need to.
>No reflective or bright color paracord, bear line, guy lines, or metal stakes. Use colors that blend in.
>No open fires. When you need to cook, do so under your tarp or vestibule. Obviously be safe and make sure you have airflow.
>Hide any shiny metal things while you're not using them
>If you use a titanium cookpot use the darker colored titanium ones.
>Keep your lights off at night. If you have to use your headlamp/flashlight use red light or a warm white light at very low brightness and keep it pointed towards the ground. If your light has multiple brightness settings it should start off at the lowest one. Also, you shouldn't have to cycle through the strobe or SOS mode if your light has one.
>Setup camp out of view of anywhere people will usually be (trails, roads, bridges, river, lake, desirable water source, etc). Make sure you aren't visible from a ridge or place where people stop for a scenic view.
>Hide amongst the trees and preferably behind a large fallen log. Make sure you're away from widow makers.
>If you bring a gun get one with wooden furniture. People think they're less threatening and will assume you're a hunter despite the gun being functionally same as an all black one. Don't bring your AR-15 innawoods.
>Hang your food/toothpaste/anything smelly away from camp. A bear going through your camp will likely force you to get loud.
I know bears like mint. What's are scents of soaps that don't attract animals? Do they like Eucalyptus?
