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So, you just woke up, and there's a bear in your tent. Having an enormous predator looming over you is probably one of life's most terrifying encounters, and rightly so. Surviving a bear attack is a life and death situation.

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There is a primal link between man and fire. For ancient man, fire provided warmth, protection from wild animals, light in the dark wilderness, and a place to cook food. While fire is no longer vital to most men's existence, it still has a magnetic power that attracts us.

Most people think they know the rules of lightning: 1) Get out of the water. 2) Don't stand under tall trees. 3) Don't wave your metal walking stick in anger at the sky. That's a start, but there's much more you should know; for starters, how to tell how close the lightning is.