Bear Spray
This is a PracticeSurvival.com Top Recommendation; Bear Spray is highly effective when you keep it handy, ready to use and you understand the proper way to use it. Read our article and prepare so that you avoid trouble. Bear Spray is also highly effective for use against feral dogs, wolves and other animals that have highly sensitive noses.
Trekking Poles
Trekking Poles act as an early warning signal to snakes and other animals in the wild. Snakes do not have ears, their aural bone is attached to their body structure, the aural bone senses minute amounts of vibration and shock to the surrounding ground. Use two, they will help alleviate strain on your knees and back. They will always help and also scare off the snakes too.
Bear Bells
Bear and many other animals in the wild, for the most part, have no desire to make any contact or near contact with humans. Most cases of attacks on humans by wild animals are provoked by the people startling the animal, taunting it or having domesticated pets with them.
Snake Gaiters
Snake Proof Gaiters: If you are hiking in high grass or snow these will save your health and possibly you life.
Permethrin
(by Sawyer)
This is a PracticeSurvival.com Top Pick; Permethrin is the synthetic version of Chrysanthemums. Read our detailed article, follow the directions and you will have the best, most reliable tick, chigger, flea, and other insect pest repellent available. If you apply it properly one application will be effective for 6 washings or 42 days.
Don't Wait Until It's Too Late Bring Repellents
Being proactive is a basic tenant of PracticeSurvival.com’s philosophy. Act prior to the manifestation of a problem and you will either avert it or minimize its impact. Repellents are a good example of that philosophy. As the old saying qoes. “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
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