[Sportsandrec] Ideas needed!

[Roger Acuna]

Hey, thats cool!  Do bear bells really work?  I have never seen one before. 
I will look for one next time im at the sports store or a camp stor.
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>A bear bell is used to scare off any bears that might be around.
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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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>>> For hiking they have a bear bell and it is mounted on a durable velcroe 
>>> ring that could easily be attached to a paddle.
>>>
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>>> 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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