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Bear Destroys 4Runner Interior in Minutes
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06-05-2020, 10:03 PM
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Make sure you lock your doors.
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06-05-2020, 10:15 PM
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Make sure you lock your doors.
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Locking your door even to a Calif bear can cause them to rip your door open using those huge claws.
I woke up to a bear in our camp that was attempting to get into one of the cars that 1 of the ladies had left chips inside. The american bulldog and German Shepard guard dogs went to play with it...lol. Play time ended when the AR and .40 cal went off. The car did have the door bent back some and that bear easily would have been in that lock car in 5 to 10 minutes. Btw we didn't kill the bear just scared it off, even in Az that would have been a headache with the rangers we didn't want. Even a black bear is one hell of a powerful animal.
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06-05-2020, 10:22 PM
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That 4runner clearly wasn't un-bear-able.
Yes I know that was cheesy, corny, and they even said but I couldn't resist.
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06-05-2020, 10:34 PM
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Quote:
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Locking your door even to a Calif bear can cause them to rip your door open using those huge claws.
I woke up to a bear in our camp that was attempting to get into one of the cars that 1 of the ladies had left chips inside. The american bulldog and German Shepard guard dogs went to play with it...lol. Play time ended when the AR and .40 cal went off. The car did have the door bent back some and that bear easily would have been in that lock car in 5 to 10 minutes. Btw we didn't kill the bear just scared it off, even in Az that would have a headache with the rangers we didn't want. Even a black bear is one hell of a powerful animal.
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I was discussing roof top tents with some folks overlanding in Africa. They seemed to be under the impression they were safe from the wildlife up high in their rooftop tents and didn't believe animals could get up there.
I posted these pictures to convince them otherwise...
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06-05-2020, 10:44 PM
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Quote:
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I was discussing roof top tents with some folks overlanding in Africa. They seemed to be under the impression they were safe from the wildlife up high in their rooftop tents and didn't believe animals could get up there.
I posted these pictures to convince them otherwise...
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Lol it is funny that overlanders think a wild predator can't get them on top of their lil SUV..LOL. I always have my dogs (early warning system or bait..lol) and my guns. Serious dogs are no match for most large North American predators but they sure do give me time to get a clean shot.
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06-05-2020, 10:59 PM
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That is crazy. The bear gives the deer in “Tommy Boy” a real run for his money......
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06-06-2020, 01:17 AM
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my 4runner would have bear skin seat covers.
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06-08-2020, 12:02 PM
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Someone once posted it took a few hours to remove the dash. Should have hired the bear - did it in minutes
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06-08-2020, 02:11 PM
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my 4runner would have bear skin seat covers.
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Bear skin seat covers would be kinda pimp. It would have a fabulous story attached for everyone who gets in your ride. "Wow these seat covers are nice, where did you get them?"
"Well a bear tried to rob me and he never left ...lol"
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06-08-2020, 05:04 PM
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Make sure you lock your doors.
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Yeah, that won't help. Don't keep any food in your vehicle is the best advice.
From the recent 25k roof top tent thread...
$25,000 Roof Top Tent
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06-08-2020, 11:55 PM
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Yeah, that won't help. Don't keep any food in your vehicle is the best advice.
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Food is obvious, but you can't even leave toothpaste, gum, candy, empty food wrappers, edibles or anything tasty inside a vehicle - that's why they provide those steel bearproof lockboxes far away from the campsites....
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06-09-2020, 12:22 AM
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Quote:
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Food is obvious, but you can't even leave toothpaste, gum, candy, empty food wrappers, edibles or anything tasty inside a vehicle - that's why they provide those steel bearproof lockboxes far away from the campsites....
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Yep, I camp in bear country all the time. Always use the bear boxes! There's always a dork that doesn't and loses all their food, just don't be the easy pickings and the bears will leave ya alone. Of course if you are doing some dispersed camping that's another story...
Colfax is not far from where I live though, I think that poor guy was just unlucky since that was at his house!
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06-09-2020, 04:53 PM
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National Parks Yosemite used to have a pic of a bear in a Toyota Tersil because the owner had a ice chest in there car. The bear pealed down the door frame at the window corner. 
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06-09-2020, 09:49 PM
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I left my 4runner parked in grizzly country for a couple weeks with some granola bar wrappers and other stuff in it. There is no way you are going to get all the smells out so I don't bother. Grizzlies in the wilderness don't seem to be too interested in getting in anyways.
When I got back to the car I was wondering what I'd see when I rounded the corner but all they did was paw it.
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