[pct-l] Bear canister contest.

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

Basically Monte's argument is that:
1- Bears will eventually learn to open a canister even if they can't do so
right now. 
2- That the modern bear canister [bearikade, garcia] is a far cry from the
original 4 pound monster. The original might be indistructable but the new
ones arent. 

I still have a hand made 4 pound monster that cascaded 30 feet down a slope
without a scratch. The test will be against a standard Garcia. I will have
the original and a bearikade on display.

We will allow monte to:

1-Jump on canister
2-Sit on canister
3-Gnaw on canister
4-Piss on canister
5-Drop canister from at least a 20 foot height {we will simulate this with a
rope over a tree branch}
6-Drop large rock on canister
7-Throw canister agains a rock.
8-Anything else that a bear CAN reasonably do.

What Monte will NOT do is use human dexterity to do any of these things. All
dropping, jumping, gnawing, throwing and pissing must be done in a clumsey
manner to emulate a 400 pound bear. Greg and I specifically selected Monte
because of his unique talents in this area.

Tom

-----Original Message-----
From: Montedodge@aol.com [mailto:Montedodge@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 9:01 PM
To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] Canister Verses Bears.


 Lets see?? Bears have even been known to lower their clubs  into bear proof

dumpsters!!  They do what ever it takes with what tools they have. You would

n't think they would be smart enough to pick something up do you?? Or apply 
force?? Humm, just might work!! 


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