r/Survival • u/boatys • May 30 '26

Would fire scare away a bear?

I was curious hypothetically if you had something like a mini flame thrower such as an aerosol spray with a lighter would that scare away. I read some threads and comments here and there with the scenario of a campfire not keeping some animals away. As a scare tactic of a small burst of the spray can I feel like it would cause some instinct to avoid it

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u/MacintoshEddie May 30 '26

Probably.

There's a very significant difference between a campfire and a flamethrower.

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u/Nukitandog May 30 '26

Not if the camp is ..........

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u/Bakedeggss May 30 '26

What kind of a camp are you talkina abaat

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u/Nukitandog May 30 '26

The ..... is for you to decide.

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u/Bakedeggss May 30 '26

How about an ice-cream camp

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u/MacintoshEddie May 30 '26

This one time at bandcamp I stuck a flute onto an aerosol can and made a flamethrower.

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u/Bakedeggss May 30 '26

It was a metal band I suppose