Whoops. 
Insufficient propulsion? 
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Hay caramba! Thatâs a VERY risky scenario. An accidental release in an enclosed space would likely incapacitate all people, including the pilot⌠Then itâs game over 
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I urge anyone buying or using bear spray to learn about it, and follow all safety procedures. It is seriously strong stuff.
Stay safe!
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Thanks a lot to all of you for your valuable feedback!
Very interesting recipe with detailed instructions. I didnât know all the ingredients, but I found them online at local shops. Iâll bake it after Iâm back from Canada, eh!
About the bear spray:
I think youâve all convinced me to buy a can of bear spray after all. I also checked some maps showing the distribution of black and grizzly bears in BC and Alberta. Since Iâll first be travelling across the prairies (CalgaryâDrumhellerâEdmonton) and will probably activate VE6/CM-002 along the way, I can wait until Edmonton to buy a can, where weâll be meeting some friends. After that, weâll head into the Rockies, and my next summit, weather permitting, will be VE6/JS-310 above Abraham Lake.
About the bear bells:
After reading up on them and watching a few videos, I think Iâll leave them at home. Iâve also heard and read the âdinner bellâ jokes, but I think theyâre simply not loud enough to be heard in a noisy environment (wind, a nearby river, etc.). And to be honest, I donât really want to listen to that high-pitched ringing all day long.
Another rather funny story I heard is that itâs not a good idea to use a whistle in an area where there are marmots. Not because of the marmots, but because of the bears that hunt them! 
Thanks again for all your input, and I hope to hear you on the bands!
73 Stephan
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In the UK self raising flour does not contain salt.
Hereâs the original recipe:
And in the UK bear spray is highly illegal. Even possessing it is a serious criminal offence with a maximum sentence of 10 years. But we donât have bears.
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The subject of English author Michael Rosenâs successful book âWeâre Going on a Bear Huntâ features locations from England and Wales suggesting otherwise.
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So your grasp on reality is as dubious as your taste in music.
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I was hoping to catch a big one 
You are correct. I searched online and found to my surprise that in the UK, Commonwealth countries (except Canada), and Europe, salt is not added to self-rising flour, while in Canada/US it is. Who knew!? I read that: âSalt is added to self-rising flour to enhance the overall flavor, tighten the gluten structure for a better texture, and regulate the fermentation process of the leavening agents.â (Highlights from online).
If one goes down that rabbit hole there is interesting chemistry. One function of salt is to regulate the rate of CO2 production from acids reacting with the baking soda. For ânon-saltâ countries, salt added elsewhere in a recipe can serve this reaction-governing function. Fascinating - at its underpinnings, cooking is just applied physics and chemistry (hmmâŚI guess radio and electronics are too!). 
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We call it self-raising flour (with an extra a) so that perhaps signals the difference. UK plain and self-raising flour is made from domestic wheat which is low protein. (Our bread flour is mostly imported, often from Canada). In the US they have all purpose flour which is not really a thing here. It probably has higher protein and so is not so good for cakes (I think they have cake flour for that). It also seems that the worldâs richest country canât afford scales and so all their recipes use cups which seems bizarre to us.
So converting recipes from the other side of the pond is a minefield.
I donât know how this applies to Canada. I just know you are better at spelling and use sensible measurement units. And you have a king.
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Wow! Martin, that food looks spectacular. I want to go there! Gaming Charterhouse - Wikipedia
This could open up a whole new thread of âBest Après-/P Diningâ 
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It´s a great SOTA region with lots of good to very good restaurants. lifts and gondolas up some easy to earn summits and a bunch of 4 to 6 pointers, too.
https://oe1iah.at/ has a list of his summits with what he calls âRHCâ points, which rates the easy accessibility to a nice restaurant. You see, we Austrians like to combine good SOTA with good food,âŚ.
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Archaological evidence suggests that bears died out in the UK not long after the last Roman legions b------d off to play âwhoâs next to be caesar!â although for years after they were imported from Europe for the sport of bear baiting.
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An excellent region, for sure. I looked at the link but could not find âRHCâ. Curious, what does it mean? Maybe I can transliterate it to the Vancouver Island setting. Mouth is watering alreadyâŚ
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Landgasthof LANG in Gottsdorf, great Place to dine AND sleep, only minutes from HĂśhenberg, DM/BM-290
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Superb mouth-watering photos! Very enticing. Could be a whole new subgenre - âCulâ-RP - mixing culinery delights with /P QRP radio.