Pop-up TCs and Bear Boxes, etc
So as I've been making reservations for our trip to the Pacific Northwest, one of the sites includes a Bear Box to keep food in. I understand that is a MANDATORY USE if you're a tenter; probably a sm...
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Bear proof is a relative term. When we came down the Alaska Highway at Liard Hot Springs there was a u-haul truck with a big hole in the side...that's metal, where a bear went through. Unnerving a bit since when we came back from the springs there were some paw prints on the side of OUR u-haul. Big bear wants in, he'll get in. Hey, I had squirrels chew through a tin can of peanut butter and how much better is an RV? The metal siding on RV's is very thin and I bet the fiberglass is not much tougher. Bear would be unlikely to target the canvas way up there on a pop-up truck camper when he could just go through the wall.
