[pct-l] Re: canisters in tent

[reynolds@iLAN.com (Reynolds, WT)]

These modern "with it" Yosemite bears ain't stupid. The are looking for a
bear bag and are up the tree when they see one. They can also recognize a
canister and have learned to not bother with it. Where there are bear boxs
they don't bother. These are generalizations. Some beras have been known to
terrorize bear boxs and canisters. 

I have no idea how, or even if, a bear determines that there is food in a
tent, just a stray candy bar, or simply bad breath. I have heard stories of
bears stalking tents that did, and did not have food in them. This has not
happened to me. My personal belief is that when a bear sees a canister he
goes elsewhere.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Dusybasin@aol.com [mailto:Dusybasin@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 9:12 AM
To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] Re: canisters in tent


Other than the obvious violation of some wilderness or national park 
regulation,
why does it not make good sense to keep food inside your tent when you only 
have properly stored dry, dehydrated, nonperishable edibles cleanly within 
almost airtight containers ( like the better grades of zip-locks )?

A biologist friend of mine told me that when sleeping, the smell of food 
escaping from our breath is easily detected by any animals/varmints, and 
there is no way to diminish that.

Dusy
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