Re: [Paddlewise] Bear Bags

From: Patrick Maun <patrick_at_patrickmaun.com>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 11:46:31 +0100
At Tuesday, 28 May 2002, <Rick.Sylvia_at_ferguson.com> wrote:

>1.  How and where and in what do you store your food while camping?  

I'll second the opinion for the bear canister. I've been using one 
on longer trips for several years now. The only caveat being you 
need a large rear hatch to get it in. When full it makes a nice little 
balast container. 

One thing with a bear canister. As you eat things out of it, it doesn't 
get any smaller. But you can fill it with other stuff you acquire 
along the way. It doesn't keep the critters from trying, mine has 
little teeth marks all along the edge. I prefer carrying food in 
one because the hassle of hanging is eliminated (I was tired of mosquitos 
trying to eat me alive while looking for suitable trees), and you 
can carry fragile items like tomatos and eggs with out worrying about 
them breaking.

Oh, it makes for a  nice little table or ottoman as well.

So, not the perfect solution, but one that will work for some.

-Patrick  






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