Camping season is upon us and we wanted to share with you a camping checklist. It’s always better to be prepared when going on an outdoor adventure. Making sure that you have the necessary supplies and equipment can determine whether you’ll have a great time or not. And if you’re a list person like me, then checklists make a great tool for keeping you on track.
Your camping checklist is going to depend on where you’re going camping, what type of camping you’re going to be doing and the activities that you’ll be participating in on your outdoor adventure. You will also need to factor in the season and how long your trip will be.
Do you have a camper? Are you staying in a cabin or are you going to stay in a tent? If you’re going to stay in a tent-you’ll need sleeping bags, air mattresses/cots, folding chairs/camping chairs, flashlight/lanterns, pillows, extra batteries, clean water or a water filter or treatment tablets.
You will need appropriate clothing and footwear, kitchen ware, campfire cooking utensils, food (store all food in sealed bags in a bear resistant container. Like UDAP’s NO-FED-BEAR airtight containers), personal items, fishing gear or outdoor gear for the activities that you have planned. Camera, first aid kit, two-way radios, GPS receiver if you don’t know the area, basically make a checklist of all the supplies that you want to take so you can check it off once it’s packed and loaded into your vehicle. Then you don’t have to worry about leaving anything behind.
To protect you from bears, you will need a light weight electric fence, like UDAP’s Bear Shock.
Sleeping in bear country can be very frightening for people. This item is an answer to the problem of fear while camping in bear country. This is useful for everyone sleeping in the backcountry.
Bear specialists and outdoor professionals will tell you, bears who willfully enter a camp are either predatory or have become used to eating garbage and human food. Either way these bears are no longer fearful of being in close proximity to humans and are very dangerous.
Bear Shock® is the first ultra lightweight battery-powered, electric fence system and is designed to provide safety and sound sleep while in bear country and to help protect you and your equipment from curious bears by providing a surprising electrical shock if touched. Bear Shock uses three sets of poly-wire with two hot and one ground. When the energizer is turned on, Bear Shock® will distribute an electric charge of about 6,000 volts if touched.
Have a good night’s sleep while sleeping in bear country. It is perfect for backpacking due to its size and weight. Bear Shock® only weighs 3.1 lbs. without batteries and 3.7 lbs. with batteries, and fits in a small 5" x 20" storage bag. Bear Shock® will enclose a 27 ft. x 27 ft. area, and runs on 2 D-cell batteries that can supply power to the energizer continuously for approximately five weeks.
Bear Shock® can easily adapt to most environments. There is enough poly wire to fence an area 27ft. by 27ft. It is fully adjustable and has three gate hooks for easy access. A much smaller area can be fenced buy cutting the poly wire. The poly wire can later be tied back together if a larger area is preferred.
Bear Shock® is small, lightweight, portable, and simple to use with all the components included in one easy kit. Bear Shock® helps provide safety and peace of mind for you and your family while enjoying the outdoors.
Go out and enjoy the great outdoors! Stay safe in bear country and use your head, be prepared.
Friday, June 14, 2013
Camping Checklist 2013
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
A Customer Question
A customer recently wanted
to know if it was permissible to take his bear spray in his carry on bag when
he was flying on vacation. He was going camping/fishing and wanted to make sure
that he had his bear spray with him.
So we went straight to TSA.gov to find answers and here was the site had
to say:
In your checked baggage,
you are permitted to have one 118 milliliter or 4 fluid ounce container of mace
or pepper spray with a maximum concentration of 2% active ingredient provided
that the container is equipped with a safety mechanism to prevent accidental
discharge. Note: Most animal repellants exceed these volume and
concentration limitations.
Even if an item is generally permitted, it may be subject to additional screening or not allowed through the checkpoint if it triggers an alarm during the screening process, appears to have been tampered with, or poses other security concerns. The final decision rests with TSA on whether to allow any items on the plane.
Even if an item is generally permitted, it may be subject to additional screening or not allowed through the checkpoint if it triggers an alarm during the screening process, appears to have been tampered with, or poses other security concerns. The final decision rests with TSA on whether to allow any items on the plane.
If you are planning a vacation this summer that includes
camping, fishing, hiking or other outdoor activities that include flying to
your destination and want to take your Bear Spray or Pepper Spray, you can
always check with the hotel that you’re staying mail your bear spray ahead of
time so that it’s there waiting for you when you arrive. Another idea is to
check to see if UDAP Pepper Spray is sold in the area where you will be taking
your vacation.
If you have a question, tip or a review of our products,
please let us know and we will do our best to answer it here.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Mark Matheny Demonstrates Bear Spray At The 2011 Swan Valley Bear Fair August 6th
Mark Matheny President of UDAP Pepper Power was asked to speak on bear spray and bear safety at this years Swan Valley Bear Fair.

Image credits: top - Kathy Koors; center and bottom - Erika Edgley
Bear Fair
Fun for the ENTIRE family!RaffleBake SaleKids’ Activities@ the Hungry Bear Steak House in Swan Valley
Hosted by Swan Valley Bear ResourcesUsing community resources to promote human-bear coexistence
BEAR FAIR Saturday, August 6, 2011
EVENT SCHEDULE
Fun for the ENTIRE family!RaffleBake SaleKids’ Activities@ the Hungry Bear Steak House in Swan Valley
Hosted by Swan Valley Bear ResourcesUsing community resources to promote human-bear coexistence
BEAR FAIR Saturday, August 6, 2011
EVENT SCHEDULE
11:30 Welcome by Swan Valley Bear Resources12:00 FREE bratwurst served until 1:30. Bake sale proceeds benefit Swan Valley Bear Resources.12:15 Bear pepper spray demonstration1:30 “Northern Divide Grizzly Bear DNA Project” presentation by Kate Kendall, Research Biologist, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, U.S. Geological Service2:15 Raffle drawing2:30 “Bear Management in the Swan Valley” presentation by Tim Manley, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Region 1 Grizzly Bear Management Specialist3:00 Event concludes
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