I think I'm going to do it Saturday night. It's been a shitty week and I need to get away from people for a little while. Not sure yet if I'm just going to use a campsite, or go all out and camp out on some public land out in BFE. I'm a little worried about coyotes out there, but I do have a handgun I can bring, just in case.

I don't have a tent, but I have a pretty toasty (gov't issued) sleeping bag.

Any advice?

 

why not just cage it and camp ..

or lock yourself in your closet for a day

 

That's bad advice Paul

 

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I've never done this but if I lived in Wyoming I'm sure I would have by now.

F coyotes...what about bears?

 

I was going to say watch out for mosquitos...but you obviously have bigger things to worry about

 

Ya i do it all the time with the bike....strap the tent to your back, have the clothes in a back pack sitting on the tank....and if you want food or anything of the sorts put it in with your clothes in the pack.. I usually just go to the state park.

But of course not like i have a choice, i don't have a car, lol.

 

I'm going this weekend for a cycle camp to. here is a list of what i'm taking

1 man tent- (20 bux at wal mart fits in a back pack)
matches
pocket knife
pocket fisherman
small tackle box
3- 1 litre bottles of water
a fire starter log
small throw blanket
and some small snacks like snickers marathon, and power bars.

It's actually alot of fun, make sure you take your basic out door stuff too, bandaids, bug repelant, and a nudie magazine

 

cycle camping is awesome... have fun

 

I don't think you'll really have anything to worry about, as far as coyotes go. They're more scared of you than you are of them. I don't think I've heard of a single case of coyote attacking an adult human being. But I'd bring a .22, just to have some fun.

 

a handgun willl just **** off a coyote

 

Coyotes aren't that big. You can take one out with a .22

 

I can take a coyote out with a rock

 

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Would that same .22 work on a bear? Like scare them away or something? Or would it just **** them off?

 

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Would that same .22 work on a bear? Like scare them away or something? Or would it just **** them off? </TD></TR></TABLE>

you might need something bigger... or a polar bear

 

There are 3 things you can hope for when you're facing a bear and a .22 is your only means of defense.

1) The bullet somehow manages to hit the bear in the eye and it travels to the brain, killing it. (The bear's skulls are so thick, the .22 will usually not penetrate it.)

2) Hopefully, you haven't pissed it off enough and a gunshot will scare it away. If it's starving and thinks you're food...well, see #1.

3) Play dead.

 

Does playing dead really work?

 

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only if they've made contact with u already and it's day time. Usually at nite time, it means they're on predatory hunt and will eat u so don't play dead, fight back.. or run. Hopefully u can run faster than 30mph. If it's a black bear, throw ur hands up in the air and look bigger. Don't back away or start running, hold ur ground. This is all theory ofcourse from park rangers that've probably never tried it themselves.

 

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And the ones that have...well...it's a one-time only trick.

 

Yeah bike camping sounds like a lot of fun, I'm actually buying some saddle bags for my 600RR and I'm going to camp up in Bridgeport for a night. I'm doing it more for the long ride and great views(maybe ride through Yosemite)

 

I'm not worried about bears on the BLM land, because it's in the lower elevations in a desert, but theres alot of coyotes. I figured I'd be safer on a campground because of more people being around.

 

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HAHAHAH

Word, I can take one out with a butter knife.

I think this would be a fun thing to do, but yeah...I probably wont.

 

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1) The bullet somehow manages to hit the bear in the eye and it travels to the brain, killing it. (The bear's skulls are so thick, the .22 will usually not penetrate it.)

2) Hopefully, you haven't pissed it off enough and a gunshot will scare it away. If it's starving and thinks you're food...well, see #1.

3) Play dead. </TD></TR></TABLE>

You forgot #4... shoot yourself so you don't have to live through a mauling.

 

Will a coyote maul you? The thing I am afraid of is waking up in the wee hours of the morning with a coyote or 5 staring me in the face.

 

Have you seen a coyote? They are not that big (20-40 lbs. ). They're not like a wolf. Most stay far far away from humans. You will not be harmed, unless they're delirious from starvation or have gone mad. But if that's the case, also watch for praire dogs, squirrels and chucker.