[pct-l] Food protection

[Edward Anderson]

Hi Zen Speed,
 
Bear canisters do not contain food smells.  I used odor proof sacks (OPSaks) everywhere except in the Sierra National Parks, where the bear canisters are required by law. OPSaks are made by LocSak. You can buy them at REI or on line. If you contain food smells bears and rodents cannot find your food. While passing through Oregon and Washington I  noticed that some of the hikers were hanging their food sacks high in trees. I just used the OPSaks and also used what, in some parts of the Yukon, are called "bear charms" - cotton tobacco sacks with two or three mothballs in each. Wild bears dislike that smell. It does not smell like something to eat. I surround my camp with a circle of about 20, spaced 10 or 12 feet apart. Next morning I walk the circle and recover them and store them in an OPSak. I have thoroughly tested the OPSaks in my rodent-infested barn. They work. My experience at Beldon Town was also proof that they are effective in protecting
 food from animals.  You might want to look at my slide show on the web at:  postholer.com stockman forum
 
MendoRider
 

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 From: Denise Morrison <ommani2 at yahoo.com>
To: "Pct-L at backcountry.net" <Pct-L at backcountry.net> 
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 9:42 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Food protection
  
I have been using a bear canister while section hiking through Oregon. I am finding it to be a bulky nuisance that sucks up room and adds a lot of weight. However there seems to be a distinct lack of trees with horizontal branches in this section. What are most of you using to protect your food?

Many thanks,

Denise Morrison
"Zen Speed"

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