Gear to bring up north

[1000 HP]

..know for absolutely sure you were about to be killed and eaten. It is the bears nature instinct to treat you as prey so you must understand you have tresspassed on his traditional habitat and as such, you are the architect of your own demise.

All true, but kill the damn thing anyway if it's looking to rough you up. I don't know you, but I already like you better than a frickin' bear. The only good bear is a dead bear.

I hear they taste like "greasy chicken"

Red Lake is an awesome place! I was there for a short time in 2007. Had a blast. It's a tourist town for sure and priced accordingly.

[Beefitarian]

Nice. I wonder how up_and_locked is doing?

[Expat]

Let's not lose sight of the fact it is Red Lake he is going to not the middle of the tundra to live in a tent. It is pricey to live there but rather than focusing on bringing a whole bunch of stuff you won't use, I would be more concerned on where you are going to live. Finding housing will be your biggest challenge not finding bug spray, unless you know someone there and have that taken care of already.

Enjoy your summer and live the dream!

Right on! When I came to Af in 2004, I read all the reports, then packed 200 KGs of stuff to bring here.
What a joke. I never used any of it, and should have taken the 1500 USD lumpsum instead.
And Red Lake ain't that far anyway.
Enjoy it!

[up_and_locked]

Doing great so far! Being a dockhand may be long hours and hard work, but the skills I'm learning here everyday are definately more than worth it!