[Sportsandrec] Ideas needed!

[Lori]

A bear bell is used to scare off any bears that might be around.

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From: "Roger Acuna" <kearney125 at gmail.com>
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> Lori, what is a bear bell?  IM going to EHC this Thursday and plan on 
> hiking mount veeder.  Cam't wait!  Just hope to avoid poison oak but I 
> highly doubt it.  Also, anyone have ideas on the right cane to use on a 
> hike?
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> From: "Lori" <Lori at asmodean.net>
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>> For hiking they have a bear bell and it is mounted on a durable velcroe 
>> ring that could easily be attached to a paddle.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Audrey Farnum" <atfarnum at gmail.com>
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>>> Where did you put the bells? Seems like if you put them on your
>>> guide's paddle instead of the kayak, they would have to jingle every
>>> time the paddle came in contact with the water. I think those annoying
>>> jingle bellsthat you see alot on Christmas decorations could be
>>> mounted fairly unobtrusively on the paddle handle somewhere between
>>> the hand and paddle blade. Or, have you tried going in front and
>>> letting your guide follow and give verbal course corrections from
>>> behind you? I' tried kayaking once when it was too windy to row and
>>> that's how we did it. Of course, this was flat water and it was pretty
>>> quiet. Maybe background noise would make this difficult but you could
>>> probably get some 2 way sports radios. I know a cyclist who has some 2
>>> way radio headsets that allow cyclists to talk hands free. Not sure
>>> about the waterproof thing though. I'll keep mulling this over and let
>>> you know if I come up with any better ideas. Good luck.
>>>
>>> Audrey
>>>
>>> On 7/10/12, mrmikie273 at gmail.com <mrmikie273 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> I am trying to follow someone in a kayak. Most of this is done on the
>>>> ocean.
>>>> I have tried  different bells. But they stay silent on smooth  days. I
>>>> tried
>>>> a pocket radio but it would lose the station too often. There are dog
>>>> training & hunting collars. That come with a remote & most are water 
>>>> proof
>>>> &
>>>> work a quarter mile away & more but the starting price is at about $300
>>>>
>>>> Anyone have better idea or lower cost idea.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>>>
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