mrchad9 wrote:rhyang wrote:http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/bear_bag_hanging_technique.html
Cool link Rob. Let me ask to be sure I understand this correctly. After you are done hanging your food, the rope the twig is on is still hanging down freely within reach? But this is not an issue?
I use this set up in both black bear and grizzly country. You just need to make sure that you get a high enough branch, so the food ends up out of reach of a standing bear. I use very lightweight cord, which is even harder for a bear to deal with. My set up weighs something like 2 oz. Worthless of course above timberline...