[pct-l] storing food?

[Timothy Nye]

IMHO, if the current extreme drought conditions continue to prevail there will be some very hungry wild life, including bears. My past observations led me to conclude that if you separated yourself from your food, bears assumed it was up for grabs and therefore finders keepers. Bears may, and I say may, be emboldened this year, especially in areas where they have previously encountered people with some regularity, to push the envelope in this regard.


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On Jan 26, 2014, at 4:40 PM, marmot marmot <marmotwestvanc at hotmail.com> wrote:

> This is matter of choice.  Except where canisters are required.  South of Mission Creek you are unlikely to run into bears. There's a slight chance from there to the end of the San Gabriel's    I've seen bears and bear scat the length of those sections but it's rare. Not much chance from there to just north of 178. Now you could see bear until the Canadian Border. I would off and on be more careful depending on how populated the trail was. Anywhere near normal backpackers I was more careful. That means hang (in tree)or canisters (in tent)or bear boxes. If you are sleeping in a usual established campsite the critters get used to finding bits of food around and come looking for it. That's what stealth camping is all about  ---avoiding the "people taught" bear. As someone who has spent a night throwing rocks at bears from being in the wrong place, I know problems can happen. But, mostly I have been fine.  Marmot
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>> On Jan 26, 2014, at 3:34 PM, "Jake Handy" <jakers329 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> Im attempting my first thru-hike of the PCT this year and I'm a little confused.  I'll admit this may seem like a silly question, but where do people store their food at night?  I've read the popular guidebooks (ie. Yogi's, Jardine, etc) and while they make vague references to bear-proofing ones food by hanging it they don't go into much detail.  I'm assuming hikers are just keeping their food with/near them in their tent/shelter..?
>> And if so, is the case the same for food in a bear-cannister in the Sierra's?  I'm assuming that this is the method and that the authors of these books just don't want to specifically recommend doing that.  Any help would be appreciated!
>> Thanks!
>> Jake
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