Re: [Paddlewise] Bear Bags

From: Patrick Maun <patrick_at_patrickmaun.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 18:21:01 +0100
At Friday, 31 May 2002, Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_pacifier.com> wrote:

>If you use it for hauling food bags, use of a stick or other load 
spreader to
>avoid cutting into your hand is advised.  Is that what you do, Patrick?
>

Good point. I almost always use a bear canister but hang a drybag 
with cooking clothes and other things that might attract. So the 
stuff I hang has never been heavy enough to really need serious hauling.
Pulley systems are great. Or course, It gets kind of tricky to set 
one of those up. I have a hard enough time finding a try that I can 
actually use. Sometimes I give up, throw everything in the woods 
or under my fly and say to hell with it. I've been lucky so far and 
I definately wouldn't try this in an area known for camp bears. 

Has anyone used the aluminum bear canisters that are on the market 
now? They are really light and narrow enough that they might work 
in a boat with a smaller hatch. 

-Patrick









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