[pct-l] Fw: Ursaks

[Matthew Edwards]

"Rodents never got into my OpSaks.  They navigate by smell.  No food smells, no 
rodents. Just be careful that you don't get food smells from your fingers on the 
outside of the sack. And, of course, seal it properly.  These saks worked with 
bears too.  In the Cascades of Washington, where concerned hikers were hanging 
their food sacks high in trees. At night  I just stored my food and my horse's 
food in OpSaks at ground level along with my saddle and packs and covered all 
with a tarp. I also surrounded that pile and my tent with bear charms (moth 
balls - bears don't like that smell).  I had no problems with either bears or 
rodents. 

If you put your food inside an OpSak and that inside your Ursak, you would solve 
the rodent problem.

MendoRider"

Actually we were not "concerned hikers" because we just slept with our food. Anywhere outside of the bear canister required areas simply wrapping your food up in your compactor garbage bag pack liner and using it for a pillow is fine. Rodents will go after your socks before they go after food. Wild, non man habituated bears have no interest in sleeping humans. 
-Iceaxe