Because I live in Serbia, I don’t always have a lot of options for backpacking gear (most brands won’t ship here!).  So, while I was able to find bear spray,

You’ve armed yourself with a canister of bear spray.  You’ll be safe if you have an encounter with a bear, right? A lot of people – including experienced hikers and

While your chances of getting attacked or killed by a bear are incredibly low, that doesn’t mean the risk doesn’t exist.  Bears are becoming more habituated to humans, meaning that

Whenever going camping in bear country, you need to follow some basic safety rules. These rules help ensure that bears don’t come to your campsite looking for food.

As backpacking and camping have become more popular, it’s created a serious problem for bears: food conditioning.  This is what happens when bears learn to seek out humans for their