[pct-l] Nightly food storage/Canister & bear

[Edward Anderson]

Hey Rod, 


Yes, I agree. You sure don't want the bear canister to roll downhill into your camp site with the bear in hot pursuit. But, if it is placed downhill from your camp site and there is a cliff, a stream, or a river, you could lose all. Also, that bear can appears to have been placed rather close to the camp site. To me, another important consideration when selecting a bear canister is the SHAPE of it. The Garcia brand, that I brought, is not a perfect cylinder - its diameter gradually becomes smaller as it reaches the two ends. It will tend to roll in a circular path rather than straight down the hill.

Meridith, That is a great video. Thanks for sharing. I reminds me of one incident, in the Sierra, when my horse was trying to get into one of my Garcia canisters. I brought two, one for my food, and the other for his. His contained his processed horse feed that I fed him to supplement his graze. The COB with MOLASSES is what he was after. I wish I had taken a video of that. His effort only lasted 30 or 40 seconds, then he gave up.

MendoRider-Hiker





________________________________
 From: Rod Miller <rod at rodmiller.com>
To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Nightly food storage
 

On 4/12/13 10:40 AM, Meridith Rosendahl wrote:
> Back in 2010 a hiker was staying with us and told us his story:  He was in
> the Sierras, in his tent with his bear can outside on the ground when a
> bear approached.  Instead of fleeing he grabbed his camera and made a
> 5-minute video of the bear trying to get into the can.  We all watched it
> on his camera.  I believe the hiker's trailname was Anicca.  He hoped to
> sell the video and make a little cash, and I hope he did, but here it is on
> YouTube:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn7oayAaf4k
>
> Piper's Mom

Add to the guidelines about where to put your canister that
it must be downhill from your camp site so it won't roll
into the camp site if a bear loses control of it.

Rod


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