Portable Electric Fence!! Great idea. I think I will string one around my RV when we get back to Maine. Hope it does not just get 'em mad. We worry a lot when we leave the RV in remote areas. Especially after spending a bit of time at Yosemite. A ranger there showed me a bunch of photos of Bear damage to vehicles. Trunks ripped open, doors peeled back like tinfoil..

I forgot to mention another reason for carrying spray over a heavy cal weapon. We are more likely to have the spray with us. I carried a Colt 1911 while working for my uncle Sam and it is much more likely to be left at home "just this once" than a light can of spray. I eventually was able to trade the 1911 in for a much lighter Colt Agent 38 spl. revolver which I still EDC.

However when Gloria and I were on our first camping trip together in bear country, she asked what I carried. I replied that I had the 38. She just laughed and told me to get a 12 ga.

Actually I think I am much more likely to have a problem with feral dogs. People bring dogs to Maine for the summer then abandon them. They are not aftaid of people and run in packs. I heard from a Game Warden that this is beginning to be a real problem.

Thanks for the electric fence idea.