think I would mess my drawers

[Jebby14]

think i would mess my drawers

http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/offbeat/banff-campground-closed-after-bear-rips-through-tent-trailer/ar-AAciN4J?ocid=iehp

[westend]

If a full grown Black bear really wanted entry to an RV, the first thing he pulled off would be the door. A Grizzly bear just might make his own entry point.

The thing is, bears are pretty lazy and opportunistic. They feed on food stuffs common and seasonal in their area. They need to very hungry or learned from experience to feed on our foods and waste.

[onemilmhz]

We tent camped at Banff many many years ago. One night my brother swore he saw a bear outside the tent but no one believed him until we found its tracks all around the picnic table and tent. The next few nights were spent in a nice hotel!

[colliehauler]

westend wrote:

lanerd wrote:
Many years ago when we had a tent trailer, we were camped for the first night at a campground we had never been to before. We arrived in late afternoon, set up the trailer and camping area, roasted a few marshmellows and had a couple of beers and then went to bed.

The next morning when I got up early to go to the campground bathroom, I stepped out and looking down saw bear print after bear prints. Some were so obvious that the bear(s) were actually poking their nose into the tent areas next to our heads.

Needless to say, we packed up and left and never went back. Scared the******outta me. We soon purchased our first TT.

Ron

A thinking man might have come to the conclusion that inquisitive bears are rarely a problem. That is the conclusion I found to be true. Of the few bear encounters I've had with Black bears, they have turned and fled when they encountered my smell or sighted me.

I awoke one morning in Yosemite, sleeping on the ground, with a cold nose on my cheek. Startled, yes, but not in abject terror as I know most of these Park bears are after an easy meal and man isn't one. The bear and his partner continued to search around the picnic table for scraps and, as soon as I snapped a branch for the morning fire, they high-tailed it back up the mountain.

I'm respectful of the power and behavior of wild animals but I don't fear their presence. About the only critters that get my feet moving fast are Grizzly, Mountain lion, and venomous snakes.

Westend I agree with you. I think it's funny that people feel secure in a RV when a bear can rip a car apart I don't think a RV would be much more difficult.

[Crowe]

Bears have an excellent sense of smell. Just about anything will attract them - gum, toothpaste, tampons, lipgloss. It doesn't have to be food.

X 2. Cooking smells are a big attractor so it's recommended that you change before you go to bed if you've been cooking. In my case I was stupid-back then strawberry scented shampoo was all the rage. I had very long, thick hair and yup, I used strawberry scented shampoo. But no worries-the park ranger had a rifle with a tranquilizer dart POINTED AT MY TENT! I was more afraid of the ranger than I was the bear!

[2gypsies1]

Bears have an excellent sense of smell. Just about anything will attract them - gum, toothpaste, tampons, lipgloss. It doesn't have to be food.

We've volunteered in parks and have seen the after effects of a bear in a tent and what they were going after. The most serious one involved a girl scout who threw her backpack in the tent after hiking. She didn't clean it out first. The bear was needlessly killed because of it.

When folks are given the paper warnings when entering the park and not reading them or not paying attention to signs, things like this happens, unfortunately.

[westend]

lanerd wrote:
Many years ago when we had a tent trailer, we were camped for the first night at a campground we had never been to before. We arrived in late afternoon, set up the trailer and camping area, roasted a few marshmellows and had a couple of beers and then went to bed.

The next morning when I got up early to go to the campground bathroom, I stepped out and looking down saw bear print after bear prints. Some were so obvious that the bear(s) were actually poking their nose into the tent areas next to our heads.

Needless to say, we packed up and left and never went back. Scared the******outta me. We soon purchased our first TT.

Ron

A thinking man might have come to the conclusion that inquisitive bears are rarely a problem. That is the conclusion I found to be true. Of the few bear encounters I've had with Black bears, they have turned and fled when they encountered my smell or sighted me.

I awoke one morning in Yosemite, sleeping on the ground, with a cold nose on my cheek. Startled, yes, but not in abject terror as I know most of these Park bears are after an easy meal and man isn't one. The bear and his partner continued to search around the picnic table for scraps and, as soon as I snapped a branch for the morning fire, they high-tailed it back up the mountain.

I'm respectful of the power and behavior of wild animals but I don't fear their presence. About the only critters that get my feet moving fast are Grizzly, Mountain lion, and venomous snakes.

[lanerd]

Many years ago when we had a tent trailer, we were camped for the first night at a campground we had never been to before. We arrived in late afternoon, set up the trailer and camping area, roasted a few marshmellows and had a couple of beers and then went to bed.

The next morning when I got up early to go to the campground bathroom, I stepped out and looking down saw bear print after bear prints. Some were so obvious that the bear(s) were actually poking their nose into the tent areas next to our heads.

Needless to say, we packed up and left and never went back. Scared the******outta me. We soon purchased our first TT.

Ron

[Jebby14]

somehow I doubt that there was no food in the tents/trailers. maybe not much but some crumbs or toothpaste or something

[Dog_Folks]

No doubt, I WOULD mess my pants!!!!!!

That is scary.

[romore]

No tents or soft sides for us in bear country! I saw the remains of a tent trailer at a logging camp, the frame and axle were all that were salvageable. Somebody likely left food in it.

[Crowe]

http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/offbeat/banff-campground-closed-after-bear-rips-through-tent-trailer/a...

Above should be a clicky. Had a bear literally bounce it's nose off my head through the tent wall while camping in Shenandoah National Park. Not a comfy feeling!