by maddie77777 » Mon Aug 23, 2010 9:36 pm
by highlandvillager » Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:25 pm
tigerlilly wrote:I read this too quickly and thought it said "Beer Canister"
I was picturing a 6 pack hangin in a tree........
by maddie77777 » Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:27 pm
by coldfoot » Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:54 am
by simonov » Tue Aug 24, 2010 1:05 am
rhyang wrote:If you're like me, you have lots of random stickers lying around (what online retailer doesn't send stickers in the box anymore ?) I just put a couple of those on my canisters.
by lcarreau » Tue Aug 24, 2010 1:16 am
tigerlilly wrote:I read this too quickly and thought it said "Beer Canister"
I was picturing a 6 pack hangin in a tree........
by MoapaPk » Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:00 am
mrchad9 wrote:http://www.ursack.com/
by mrchad9 » Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:07 am
MoapaPk wrote:mrchad9 wrote:http://www.ursack.com/
I have an ursack, and quite frankly, would not use it in any well-traveled part of the Adirondacks. I use it only where I think the bears are a bit naive.
by MoapaPk » Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:30 am
mrchad9 wrote:MoapaPk wrote:mrchad9 wrote:http://www.ursack.com/
I have an ursack, and quite frankly, would not use it in any well-traveled part of the Adirondacks. I use it only where I think the bears are a bit naive.
What is that decision based on?
I do not know anything about the Adirondacks, but I do know it works in areas where bears are not naive (and I am not sure how you are determining a bear's cognitive ability).
by mrchad9 » Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:49 am
MoapaPk wrote: I typically depend on indirect methods to determine if the bears are naive. For example, in Bryce, the rangers have found that it is generally sufficient to put your food in your car for the night, to prevent bear interest. I take this to mean that the bears are naive about methods of food protection; the Bryce advice doesn't fly in Yosemite. In the Rubies, one finds bear tracks; but there are lots of hunters, and bears are very rarely seen near the campsites; therefore they have little experience defeating canisters and ursacks. In the Uintas -- well, I simply asked people about their experiences, and they told me they had never used canisters -- so I brought the ursack, more for a protection against rodents.
by MoapaPk » Tue Aug 24, 2010 3:17 am
mrchad9 wrote:I wouldn't call it being naive then.
by coldfoot » Tue Aug 24, 2010 4:22 am
by FordDandy » Sat Sep 07, 2013 1:44 am
by Daria » Thu Sep 12, 2013 6:35 am
MoapaPk wrote:maddie77777 wrote:If I buy a bear canister, do I just keep it in my tent with me? Or do I then put it in my pack and hang it from a tree as well?
Neither. Most canisters have instructions to place the canister on the ground quite a distance from you or your critical gear. Sometimes the bears play soccer with the canisters and you may have to look a while to retrieve the cache; I'm painted the top of my bearvault orange (never had a bear encounter, though).Do they prevent scents from getting out, or are they just made to keep the bears from getting in and ever realizing any food rewards?
The latter.
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