Bear spray is exploding in the trash near Yellowstone National Park
turtlegrids
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17 comments
May 17, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (5 comments)
blinded
Ive bought it a few times. I just USPS ground it home to myself. There should be a donation bin at the airport and exit points.
beering
Seems rather wasteful for tourists to buy a can of bear spray, carry it around for a week, then throw it away. But sad that coming up with some kind of system to hand it off to the next tourist is hard? Otherwise everyone would use the rentals and there wouldn’t be so many in the trash.
wewewedxfgdf
Is bear spray like mosquito spray.
gamblor956
This is a solved problem and has been for years. The last time I went to Yellowstone we rented bear spray.
vi_sextus_vi
Related: don't heat (fresh) peppers in your microwave. (EDITED: thanks!) More societal awareness of rare-in-nature combos of capsaicin, pressure,heat, please!