<div>Bowie knife and pepper spray ... they are not of much use unless they are quickly accessible ... thoes are the very last things I plan on keepinig in my pocket! I'd rather have a GPS in my pocket, or a snicker's bar!</div> <div> </div> <div>But it does remind me of a story about two hikers that were going to be hiking in BEAR COUNTRY.</div> <div> </div> <div>One of the hikers told the other, "I'm thinking about packing my 9 mm."</div> <div> </div> <div>The other just laughed. "You think a 9 mm is going to stop a bear?!"</div> <div> </div> <div>"No" he said. It's not for the bear. If I shoot you in the leg, I can make a run for it!</div> <div> </div> <div>(It's a joke!)</div> <div> </div> <div>Hikin_Steve<BR><BR><B><I>Hiker97@aol.com</I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3243" name=GENERATOR><FONT
id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>I would take pepper spray. I always carry it for protection from animals and humans. The chances of using it for these things are very slim, but it is nice to know I have something that is fairly light and effective.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Pepper spray works on most humans. Some who have certain metal disorders or certain drugs in their system, you will just make them angry. But that is a VERY small part of the human population. I like pepper spray.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Say, I remember the first time I camped out with Can'tQuit. She was setting up camp several yards from me and pulled out a BIG full size, heavy Bowie knife just before we went turn in for the night. I now tease her about this big heavy knife she had for protection. Too funny. Of course, camping with a Trail Pirate, may be this made sense. I would not mess with her
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