[pct-l] storing food

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

I had a mouse get into my food while tarp camping in some rocks in  
Jawbone Canyon. I had another really big mouse (maybe a rat??) get  
into my tent looking for food near Methow pass in the far north of  
Washington. I shooed both away. These were the only rodents. Well,  
except in 1995 I was camped at Warner Springs campground reading a  
book with the bear locker open and squirrels got in there and chewed  
holes in my food in broad daylight with me just sitting right there.

On Apr 11, 2012, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> To follow up on this question, has anyone had trouble with rodents
> getting into their food at night while cowboy camping?
>
> I usually sleep with my food in my pack under my head.  I saw a small
> ratty thing eyeing my pack in the dark right before I went to sleep  
> this
> weekend.  I was concerned it might chew through my pack while I slept,
> but all was well.
>
> David