[pct-l] Bear Canister thoughts and deterrence

[mardav@xxxxxxxxxxx (Marion Davison)]

This post reminds me of the seemingly lost art of peeing around your tent to
deter bears.  Anyone who has had a diaper pail in their house understands the
connection.  We used this technique as one more weapon in our arsenal of bear
deterrence strategies when we stealth camped the JMT in 96 and we had no bear
visits in our camp that year.
Marion Davison "llamalady"

Jeff Bohannon wrote:

> Made me think about the clerk at Kennedy Meadows telling me about them
> spraying ammonia all around the outside of the store to keep bears away
> after the 2000 fire.Apparently it really messes with a bears sense of smell.
>
> Would there be anything wrong with carrying say a 1 oz. spray bottle and
> using a small amount on bear bag or canister as a deterrence? It is a
> naturally occuring substance.
>
> rogue
>
> >I've never heard of a bear going after Listerine! Especially if you use
> >that
> >gross yellow kind.
> >
> pct-l
>
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