Bears and garbage
Hi all We are taking our first trip to northern Canada and Alaska this year. We plan on doing some boondocking, not sure how much but we want to be prepared. I’ve seen and thought of several differen...
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Hanging your food/trash in bear country is a good idea as shown by profdant139. If I can add a few pointers after a long time backpacker/wilderness canoer in northern BC/Yukon.
1) If you have large trees with large branches then the 1 rope system works well. If you are in the sub alpine or northern latitudes where the trees/branches are smaller, the 2 rope system works best. Throw weighted end of rope tied to carabiner, attached to leatherman,etc, over branch. Let drop to ground. Remove Leatherman. Attach packs/bags to carabiner. Attach second rope(tied to second carabiner) to first carabiner. Pull up packs/bags to well above human height and tie to first tree. Take second rope to adjoining tree. Pull packs/bags away from first tree until well away from bears reach. Attach rope to second tree. Make sure your strong, thin, nylon ropes are long enough.
2) I have had personal experience with ravens, crows, Canada jays, etc. pecking holes in the nylon, canvas, etc when I was young and foolish, so now almost everything, especially food, goes into steel mesh bags.
Dave
1) If you have large trees with large branches then the 1 rope system works well. If you are in the sub alpine or northern latitudes where the trees/branches are smaller, the 2 rope system works best. Throw weighted end of rope tied to carabiner, attached to leatherman,etc, over branch. Let drop to ground. Remove Leatherman. Attach packs/bags to carabiner. Attach second rope(tied to second carabiner) to first carabiner. Pull up packs/bags to well above human height and tie to first tree. Take second rope to adjoining tree. Pull packs/bags away from first tree until well away from bears reach. Attach rope to second tree. Make sure your strong, thin, nylon ropes are long enough.
2) I have had personal experience with ravens, crows, Canada jays, etc. pecking holes in the nylon, canvas, etc when I was young and foolish, so now almost everything, especially food, goes into steel mesh bags.
Dave
