Originally Posted by
350htrr
Funny thing is, everything can be perfectly fine... Until it isn't, then it can all go horribly wrong...

Having bear spray on one in bear country is PRUDENT and being PREPARED is... Not stupid or because one is scared... JMO

The OP has never even toured and, unless I missed it, has failed to answer my question regarding the motivation for this entire thread (i.e., where is he going to be touring that he thinks he might need bear repellant.) There is a whiff of troll in the air.