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Yeah, my 380 will do nothing to a bear. I'd just shoot hoping the noise will scare it, or shoot my hiking buddy in the knee so I can get away faster or something.

Thanks for the tip on the pillow. I will definitely get one before the 40 miler.

9,999 out of 10,000 times the noise will run it off. My first shot will be in the air because I don't want to hurt it. Black bears aren't aggressive by nature, but every once in a while one gets too comfortable around people.

You won't regret the pillow. It's the best 10 oz item in the pack. With that said, my chair is the best 29 oz in the pack. Having a legit chair after a 10 mile hike is awesome.

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Posted by GoldenDawg

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Posted on 6/14/15 at 8:42 pm to TideJoe

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You won't regret the pillow. It's the best 10 oz item in the pack. With that said, my chair is the best 29 oz in the pack. Having a legit chair after a 10 mile hike is awesome.

The last pillow I bought and took with me was a thermarest stuff pillow and as far as I am concerned it was/is a POS. Waste of space.

I do need a pillow, though, so I will try one of the inflatables for my next trek. For this overnighter, I'm planning to use my rain gear as a pillow. Of course, if it rains it will be wet and I will be well and truly screwed.

I looked up the chair and I'm skeptical. 2 pounds. Doesn't sound like much, but dang. I think I would need to see it in action before I hauled it along with me. Of course, the last trip I went on I sat on the ground the entire time and picked up 5 ticks, so ....