- Bear and Food Storage Policy in the National Parks
What are the requirements and options for food storage in the National Parks, and what bear canisters are most effective across the NPS?
- Bear Canisters: Design, Use Cases, and Reviews
We hope this guide will help you understand bear canisters a little bit better You'll learn about various testing agencies, bear canister design, materials, usability, and user experiences Lastly, we’ll make some recommendations for bear canisters that reflect unique combinations of value, weight, and capacity
- The science of scent, bears, and ways to severely restrict odor . . .
Topic The science of scent, bears, and ways to severely restrict odor diffusion Forum Posting A Membership is required to post in the forums Login or become a member to post in the member forums!
- Nunatak Gear Bears Ears 50 Backpack Review - Backpacking Light
The Nunatak Gear Bears Ears 50 Backpack is an innovative frameless pack designed specifically to accommodate bear canisters
- Bear attack, Kenai Peninsula of Alaska, successful use of handgun
I’m sure there are plenty of stories of people warding off bears with guns and also many with bear spray And thousands more by avoiding contact by making lots of noise, keeping a clean camp, and not being around food-conditioned bears We do what we can here in Alaska trying to get new people to do the right thing, but it’s a sisyphean task
- a Tasar Gun for Black Bear Protection? - Backpacking Light
On a side note, personal experience makes me wonder if protection is really necessary for black bears I've yet to meet one that wasn't scared to death of a smelly, 6'2" hairless bi-ped waving sticks in the air and making very horrible noises
- Bears: What to do with the clothes you cook in
Any bear-country advice I've heard says not to sleep in the same clothes that you cooked your dinner in OK, but I would assume you probably don't want to keep
- Philmont’s bear safety rules and practices. - Backpacking Light
Philmont’s black bears there are not particularly aggressive or dangerous, just opportunist Most camps have crews in them every night so bears stay close to and frequently check some camps for possible food opportunities of careless or reckless crews So crews have to be vigilant in every campsite Philmont’s bear safety rules and practices were not made arbitrarily or just to make your
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