SABRE Frontiersman Bear Bell with Magnetic Silencer and Durable Velcro Attachment

Laura Guin: Well...I have a first hand review of these things working. We were in the smokey mountain national park on a hiking trail and saw a bear about 30 feet away from us and it heard/saw us but was not bothered in the least. The bell did exactly what it was meant to do--alert the bear from a distance that we were there so it wouldn't be started and attack. The bear peacefully grazed while we (me, my husband and two small children--and dog!) walked by on the hiking trail. Get the bell for peace of mind!!

United States on Oct 09, 2023

Amazon Customer: Great for on the go hiking, but also has an option to silence which is also great.

United States on Sep 20, 2023

Ryan: Went backpacking and camping in California and Oregon and this did its job. I can say I didn't encounter any bears in areas where they had been recently spotted. This is definitely a must have in areas with bears. For only $5 I'll pay that all day to save the dry cleaning bill from crapping my drawers coming face to face with a bear. Takes no effort to use either just attach to pack and forget about it. Also the tone is not like a Normal beer and very tolerable.

United States on Sep 12, 2023

MommaV: I mean, I haven’t come in contact with a bear yet.. so it must be working! I do like the magnet so it doesn’t always jingle when I’m with someone.

United States on Aug 21, 2023

Proper Bostonian: We did a 10 mile rigorous hike this weekend, and I attached this little bear bell to my backpack. My dad taunted me in good sport at the start of the hike: "Chances are slim! I've hiked out here my entire life, I've never seen a bear!"

I myself have been hiking 30+ years or so in northern Maine woods. Never, ever, have I or my family seen a bear and we have been OUT THERE deep in the woods, sometimes for days at a time, and some of it on the Appalachian trail.

Low and behold, the first time I ever bring bear bells with me (figures) we find ourselves about 70 yards from a massive black bear. The bear seemed to have been laying down, possibly sleeping. We clearly startled him with the bell and he BOLTED in the opposite direction. It's pretty terrifying how fast that animal can move. Man, when you are out in the wilderness and see a bear, you are glad to have ANYTHING that makes you feel even a little more protected. I was so glad to have invested the $6 for this bell and some small portable bear spray I also had in my backpack. I'll never hike again without them. You better believe I clutched that bear spray the entire 2 miles left of the hike and kept that bell...

United States on Jul 11, 2023

AronAron: The media could not be loaded.  These are nice bells, good for walking the trials and when we don’t use them for that we hang them in our house to help us tell if there is a earthquake. Might be a funny idea but if you’re not sure there was a earthquake but you hear the Bell ringing then you know for sure :) not sure if it will work for that but just trying to find another use. There is a magnet strap that goes on the bell if you don’t want it to ring, that’s a nice feature that other bear bells don’t have. Good quality.

Canada on May 12, 2023

Anna M: I bought this product a month ago and happy with it. It is a bit expensive but the fact that it has the silencer function worth the money! I like the design of the strap which I can easily attach or remove it to and from my clothing or bag and yet securely held in place. I have never encountered a bear before and hopefully this product will keep me away from them too.

Canada on Jul 03, 2022

Avid reader: This works ok but the magnet has to be exactly in the right place in order to silence the bell- it’s I bit fussy. If the magnet was a tad stronger it would be more efficient and less of a pain

Canada on Apr 27, 2022

Amazon Customer: I did a lot of research even for the low cost of this bell, as we encountered a black bear on our walk in the woods a little while ago/ Our dogs are always on leases because of this The volume of the bells is loud enough to be heard but not be invasive or annoying, it has a constant sound as the dogs walk (we have it attached to their harness) reminds you at first of Christmas sounds. We have a medium size and small dog, it is fine for our medium size dog on its harness but for our small dog it is too big for its comfort level, so when we walk the smaller dog alone we just carry the bell ourselves. The magnetic silencer is just fine, it doesn't make it truly silent but it muffles the sound well. Highly recommend for the price, haven't come across and more bears yet hopefully that means the bell is working. Although I do need to say we do carry pepper spray and a air horn as back up.

Canada on Oct 01, 2020

K: I can't tell you whether or not it works as i'm giving it as part of a gift for someone who lives out in the bush with the bears & other wild animals... When she goes on the trails alone all she carries is a big stick & that worries me. I've been told & i've read that if you make loud noises you're letting the animals know that you are coming & they are not alone. So normally&hopefully armed with this bell (also bear spray) they take off before they even see you coming. They will hear you coming with this bell & take off before they even make an appearance. If you happen upon a bear & you actually see each other you scare it/it scares you & it will attack for that reason... I'm sure it's not 100% but it's better than not being prepared at all/heck it may work on deterring some people too;-) good luck to all in this crazy world we live in.

Canada on Sep 14, 2020