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Posted by bheiser1 on May 3, 2008 at 1:24:56 am EDT
In reply to Bear Food Ediquette While Camping Question CO posted by skinny_duck on April 28, 2008 at 12:16:03 am EDT

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Anyway, for dayhikes, canisters are overkill, except in
very rare instances. If you are careful about not going
away from your pack and with what you put in it (and how
you pack to avoid food smells), you shouldn't have any
trouble.

Actually, Bill S, I respect your opinion when you suggest using a bear canister on day hikes is "overly paranoid", but I am beginning to disagree with it. Your text, which I quoted here, illustrates my point exactly. '

When I stop along the trail, I don't want to feel I need to "be careful about not going away from my pack". When I stop, I may well want to scramble down (or up) a steep embankement - to reach a pool - to take pictures - to dig a latrine... and usually in these circumstances I'd rather not lug along my pack.

But you're right, I *could* lug along the pack and not let it out of my site. I guess it's a matter of trade-offs... convenience vs a couple extra pounds in the pack.

If I'm half a day out on a hike, I'd be pretty upset to get back to my pack from such a scramble and find it torn to bits and my food munched on by a bear (or other hungry creature).

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