[pct-l] Bear canisters

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good evening, Doug,

Thanks for the reminder.  In addition to demonstrating why all food must be
in the bear ‘can, this incident also illustrates why the ‘can must never be
left unattended in a pack or in anything else portable.  A bear can’t carry
off a “bare” ‘can; there must be something around -- or on -- the ‘can which
can be grasped by mouth.  That includes packs, plastic bags, fabric ‘can
carriers, straps, or even expedient duct-tape lashings.  If the gear simply
must be left unattended, the ‘can with all the goodies and smellies must be
locked, bare, and it must be placed away by itself.
http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=265401

Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09


On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 3:53 PM, Douglas Tow <douglastow at gmail.com> wrote:

> Good afternoon!
>
> I noted in a journal today that a bear in Yosemite had made off with one
> hiker's backpack, which was subsequently recovered.  The journal noted also
> that "most of his food was in the canister and only a few snack bars were
> eaten."  The canister was not disturbed.
>
> The law, and protectors of hikers, and protectors of bears all agree that
> 100% of food and scented items should be in the bear canister when camped
> in
> can-required areas.  This bear could end up losing its life as a result of
> this one instance of carelessness.
>
> A bear with access to human goodies=a bear that gets aggressive around
> people to get at their goodies=one dead bear.
>
> Pretty please, with a cherry on top (of your food inside the bear
> canister),
> don't leave anything for bears to get at, however trivial it might seem at
> the time.
>
> Doug
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