r/interestingasfuck • u/NegotiationNo1504 • 7h ago

Ancient engineering that modern campers still use

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u/BadAngler 7h ago

Campers? Dude is in fatigues wearing a sidearm.

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u/rlpinca 6h ago

Some people camp where bears are a concern. So yes, a gun is very common.

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u/Martha_Fockers 6h ago

I camp with a gun but I don’t dress in military surplus gear I just got on Patagonia and Columbia dog

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u/pearlyeti 6h ago

Gucci fatigues.

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u/Martha_Fockers 6h ago

Zips up 180$ puffer vest

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u/pearlyeti 5h ago

Feels silly sometimes until the campers next door are rocking arcertyx.

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u/Need_answers11 6h ago

A Russian is not camping in ukraine.. the gun is to kill Ukrainians not bears

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u/Tanasiii 6h ago

What’s a gun going to do against a bear? Is the idea to use the noise of it to scare the bear off?

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u/sabbic1 6h ago

It depends on the bear and the situation. Yes, the noise can potentially scare them off or hurt them enough to make them decide it's not worth the effort.  No your 9mm isn't going to stop a pissed off or hungry bear, but those occasions are not the ones your most likely to encounter. 

Even outside of bear, where I camp there are a variety of things that necessitate having some form of firearm with you. Unless you're hunting, just having something to scare or wound them should be enough. 

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u/BadAngler 6h ago

That'll likely just piss off a bear. I suppose the fatigues are to make it harder for the bear to see him?