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Posted by SteveTheFolkie on June 7, 2007 at 7:26:09 am EDT
In reply to Bear canisters revisited (please) posted by Karman on April 1, 2007 at 10:49:50 am EDT

Sabino -

Keeping a clean campsite is the same as keeping a clean house or appartment - garbage gets packed away - not tossed on the floor, dishwater gets disposed of correctly (well dispersed after you've filtered the garbage out - not tossed on the floor)- uneaten food is garbage - not fertilizer (you wouldn't toss those uneaten french fries on the floor, right?) -

Instead of a 'fridge or pantry you have your bear bag and some parachute cord to hang your food bag well out of reach of bears and other critters - be sure to seal the top - finding an irritated chipmunk in your food bag while digging around for breakfast isn't one of lifes great adventures - and having half your food packages gnawed open is pretty stinko as well.

I hang my cook pots and utensiles as well - some may consider that to be a bit nutty BUT the noise the pots make banging together when someone (bear, chipmunk, whatever) is trying to get at your food alerts you to what's going on and tends to persuade the intruder to abandon (most animals don't like unfamiliar noises)

An obvious exception is that you don't sweep up or vacuum a campsite ;=) - but when you leave there should be no trace of your having been there - except for some matted down grass and the holes from your tent pegs -

Leave No Trace http://www.LNT.org does a great job of describing how to, well, leave no trace!

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