Congrats on your 4 year vapersary,
@oldude 61 ! That's fantastic and inspiring. Congrats.
Bears are usually not that dangerous, they get a bad rap, honestly. And I have camped aplenty in areas where bears were an issue. If you don't leave food out, it's fine. Pretty rare for one to go rogue and target humans. Also, I'd rather be eaten by a bear than an opossum. It's over more quickly, and at least I could admire a majestic bear up close.... Opossums, though, they're just ugly, gross, and if they have rabies, I don't think you'd find it that "cute" to have one go after you. I am not fond of those critters, although I will admit there are ones that I hate... worse.
Anna