[pct-l] Bear Canisters

[scourtway at bpa-arch.com (Steve Courtway)]

I would also put a pan or something to make
> noise on it so that if a bear got it, then it would wake you up and you 
> could
> at least track where he/she would smack it to.



hhahahah, I prefer to hide in my tarptent when I hear a bear smacking my 
canister around outside....

s.c.
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From: <Bighummel@aol.com>
To: <mdonnay@yahoo.com>; <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Bear Canisters


> Bear Vault offers a rental system for PCT thru-hikers.  Since they don't
> define "thru-hiker" I suppose they might do it for anyone who is 
> interested in
> doing the Sierra section that you would need a canister for.
>
> As for how to store a canister, it is recommended that you put between two
> logs so that it is hard to get at.  I would also put a pan or something to 
> make
> noise on it so that if a bear got it, then it would wake you up and you 
> could
> at least track where he/she would smack it to.
>
> Gorg, or rather Greg, or maybe today it is Gerg!  I just felt a strong
> earthquake while writing this, in Newport Beach.  Yee haw, it is fun 
> riding these
> Sth Calif. rock broncos around at times!
>
> In a message dated 6/16/2005 1:35:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> mdonnay@yahoo.com writes:
> Does anyone know if the NPS rents bear canisters for long-distance
> hikers that are hiking through the park?  Can you pick one up at a
> ranger station, pay the rental fee and leave a deposit, then drop it
> off at the ranger station where you exit the park and get your deposit
> back?  Sounds like a good concept, no?
>
> I have no experience with bear canisters but what keeps a bear from
> smacking the thing around your camp all night long like a soccer ball,
> bashing it against rocks in frustration, and eventually knocking it off
> the mountain side?!?!?!  Okay, the bear didn't get your food but you're
> SOL too!!  Do these canisters get "chained" to a tree or something?
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