[pct-l] Hang a Cannister?

[Phil Baily]

Ah, that's why I can never find that ranger spec perfect branch to 
hang my food from!

Pieces


At 10:50 AM 12/30/06, AsABat wrote:
>Hanging a bear can or leaving it in a stuff sack gives the bear
>something to grab and run off with the can. They should not be left in
>stuff sacks or anything else but just left in the ground. Put it in a
>low depression or a thicket and not on the edge of a cliff! I like to
>have mine where I can see it at night in case of a disturbance, but
>that's more a factor of remembering the days of having to defend hung
>food.
>
>BTW, the branch that was used as a model for the drawings that show how
>to counterbalance food bags was chewed off by a bear several years ago,
>and is now longer available for hanging food from. <GRIN>
>
>AsABat
>
>
>
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