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Posted by SteveTheFolkie on April 5, 2007 at 7:39:18 am EDT
In reply to Re: Bear canisters revisited (please) posted by cat on April 4, 2007 at 10:02:40 pm EDT

It fascinates me - how bears and other animals at or near the top of the food chain have figured out that humans are a source of food - in fact we're like portable super markets ...
So resulting from decades of careless food storage and handling we're now forced to encase our food supplies in bear proof containers (well, bear resistant at least). How quickly they learn to thwart our efforts to protect "our" food is an example to me of just how smart these animals are -
Question for you folks who hike where the bears are big - do you place your food wrappers and empty food containers (plastic bags, whatever) in your bear-resistant containers as well? I know mine goes into my hanging bear bag - I've run into people who (probably without thinking) kept their trash in their backpack - in their tent. Perhaps being a "tarp guy" I'm more cautious (no barrier for the little critters). Also - if you're LNT - where do you pack your poop paper so it doesn't attract critters (mine hangs, but NOT in the food sack!).

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