[pct-l] new cheap bear can

[warren@valcourplantation.com (Bruce Warren)]

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This is my first post on this board after reading the recent thread on bear=
 cans.

I have developed a food can with the initial mission of preventing boy scou=
t injury and death from Texas Fire Ant Tent Invasions. The can has worked w=
ell, proving to be invisible to fire ants and racoons since no smells leak =
out. Its big feature is low price... $35 to $55 and light weight. See more =
details at www.stealthcan.com. My email address is on the site.

I am looking for 5 people to test these cans on the PCT. I have never hiked=
 the PCT, the Grand Canyon being as far west as I have gotten (the cans wor=
ked well against the hungry ground squirrels down in the Canyon). They are =
not approved by the SIBBG, but I am trying. Their test requires that you sm=
ear your can with honey and toss it into the cage of a trained zoo bear. My=
 can leaks no odors and is not made to resist a bear slash and crush attack=
. I am trying to convice them that a low cost can is the best way to increa=
se compliance. I am trying to get a new test added for hermetically sealed =
cans, but need your help to do more preliminary testing of various sizes an=
d coatings.

These stealth food cans were tested in New Mexico last summer and were tota=
lly ignored by the bears wandering through the Philmont camp grounds. I hav=
e a Bearikade and a Garcia and have tested them, and they both leak a lot o=
f odors, thus attracting bears and other animals. The Stealth Can leaks NO =
odors and a bear will walk right by a can filled with food.

I'll send you a can at no cost. You'll have to use it for at least 200 mile=
s or 20 nights where bears are known to roam and send me lots of pictures a=
nd a written report and I welcome seeing your feedback posted here. You wil=
l have to send it back so I can do a leak test and see how beat up it gets.

Thanks,

Valcour
...when in doubt, gas it!