Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
The California Camper's Pocket Companion: Bears, Mountain Lions, Rattlesnakes, Wildfire & Fishing - What to Do When It Matters

The California Camper's Pocket Companion: Bears, Mountain Lions, Rattlesnakes, Wildfire & Fishing - What to Do When It Matters

Redfern, Cal

Paperback

Series: Cal Redfern- Camping 101

CampingHiking & Climbing

ISBN13: 9798188021412
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 19 2026
Pages: 110
Weight: 0.26
Height: 0.23 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
The state flag has a bear on it. The bear is not the problem. California hurts campers who came prepared for the wrong thing. They pack bear spray and scan the ridgeline for mountain lions - and get taken by the river, the heat, or the smoke. In Yosemite, the deadliest thing in the park is moving water. The famous dangers are rare. The boring dangers are busy. The California Camper's Pocket Companion is the book for the moment it matters: a bear in your camp at midnight, a rattlesnake on a sunny switchback, a river that looks slower than it is, a column of smoke where there wasn't one an hour ago. What to do first. Then why. In that order, every time. Inside: Cold river rules - why Sierra snowmelt drowns strong swimmers on hot days, and the feet-first position that gets you out Black bear rules for the state where the flag is lying - every wild bear here is a black bear, so you stand your ground and fight back, never play dead Mountain lions - the encounter rules that are the exact opposite of your instincts Rattlesnakes - the bite plan (hospital, nothing else) and why the movie treatments make it worse Wildfire and smoke - Red Flag Warnings, the free campfire permit almost nobody knows is required, and when to leave early Heat exhaustion vs heat stroke - the one-word line that decides whether you rest or call 911 Poison oak country - the year-round oil, the traveling rash, and why you never burn it Getting lost - why chaparral is not a shortcut and following water downhill is bad advice in granite country Fishing - the one-license system that covers lakes, rivers, AND the ocean, and the 365-day rule most people miss Plus the five knots, the thirty-day tick watch, and the emergency pages - all sized to live in a glovebox or a back pocket. No foraging. No filler. No guessing. Just the small, specific things that turn a bad day outdoors into an ordinary one. Know the ground before you're standing on it.

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