[pct-l] Where to put your bear can

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good morning, Kathi,

Some of my thoughts about bear ‘cans can be found at:

http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=265401

Enjoy your planning,

Steel-Eye

-Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

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

http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09/


On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 8:40 AM, Kathi <pogo at pctwalker.com> wrote:

> Hi List!
> Hope everyone is out enjoying this fantastic weather... but I hope
> someone is left to help answer my question. :)
>
> When I store my food I usually place my bear can away from my tent and
> don't think about it too much. I am going to a very popular area and my
> permit says it is required to stay in the designated camping areas... so
> no stealth camping (which is what I usually do). Maybe I am not having
> much faith in human-kind but I have been in these popular areas before
> where LOTS of people from all walks of life are and I've overheard
> people waking to find that not a bear, but a person has stolen some of
> their food. I didn't worry about it myself that trip because it was the
> last day and at worst I would lose my snacks. This time it is the
> beginning of my trip and I don't want to lose my weeks worth of food. I
> definitely don't want to sleep with my bear can in my tent but am
> concerned about setting it out away from my tent that a person may see
> my tasty Snickers and decide to help themselves. Any experience? Am I
> being a human-kind-phobic weeny?
>
> Thanks!
> Kathi
>