Re: [Paddlewise] Bear Bags

At 11:33 AM 6/1/2002 +0100, Patrick Maun wrote:
>Why don't we discuss some hanging techniques.
>One things that really helped my hanging was a small sack filled
>with parachute cord I got specifically for the purpose.

I know from experience that hanging food in a bag is a is a great way to 
end up hungry.  If they can't get to it, bears will rock the limb and even 
a very well balanced back will slip down to where they can get it.  Why 
take a chance on having a bear eat your food or rip up your kayak.   Bear 
cannisters are not all that pricey relative to the other kayak gadgetry we 
gladly purchase, and they sure beat the alternative <grin>.  Having led 
Snake Dike on the back side of Half Dome twice on an empty stomach in the 
days before bear canisters, I don't go into bear country without them.




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John S. March, MD, MPH
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Duke Child and Family Study Center
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