[pct-l] permits

[Steel-Eye]

Good afternoon, All,

Another important point about overnight storage is to avoid putting a bear
can in anything a bear can possibly grip with his mouth.  Don't leave it in
a pack; not in a plastic bag; not in one of those handy little sacks they
sell to carry the can; and don't even leave a strap, a rope, or duct-tape
handle attached.  A bear may pick up a bare can in camp and fiddle with it,
but it won't wander off with it on two hind legs.  Give the bear any kind of
way to grab it with his teeth, however, and it may go 500 yds. or a mile
before ditching it - unopened but hidden.

Steel-Eye
http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Baily" <pbaily at webuniverse.net>
To: "Bob Sartini" <r.sartini at rcn.com>; <herbstroh at charter.net>;
<pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 2:41 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] permits


When you go to bed, leave the cannister in a depression or up against a tree
or .... The idea is to make it difficult to roll, and definitely where it
can not roll down a big hill. Well-educated, experienced bears will not go
near it, but less knowledgeble bears will paw at it. My friends and I always
leave it at least 20' away from us. I have one friend who always has a stack
of small rocks to throw at bears who visit during the night, but I don't
think she has ever used them!

At other times, it makes an excellent seat.

Pieces