Patrick wrote: <OK, enough about bags. Why don't we discuss some hanging techniques.> My favourite method is to use a small stick, fairly heavy, 10" long or so, and at least 1" diameter, as the means of adding heft to the end of the line. Cheap, available on site, seems to punch through stuff pretty well. Rocks tend to be really hard to tie a rope to, the stick is much better. I used to use nylon for the line, but it stretches too much. I have had serious trouble trying to raise large quantities of food on group trips. I am using 3/16" polyester braid now, and it seems to work very well. Canadian Tire sells a package with 50 ft of line in it for very little, cheaper than the usual prices at the boat supply places. I actually had people interfere with my bear hang, once. It was on a trip through Warner Pass and Taseko Lake in B.C.'s Chilcotin, a crossover where we met a group coming up the pass, and traded car keys. We started at the north end, paddling down the lake, so we carried a bunch of extra food for the hikers, which we left at the end of the lake. I assembled a very elaborate bear hang, double line, etc., with 20 liter plastic buckets to hold the food. When the hikers arrived at the lake, they found the food buckets stacked at the foot of a tree, with the lines neatly coiled. Gee, thanks, somebody! Rob. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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