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Posted: 24 Oct 2014 at 6:59pm

Originally posted by techntrek

There are multiple "bear-proof" solutions for backpackers.  I have one of the hard-sided solutions but can't remember the name of it right now.  Fill it up with food and smelly toiletries and then leave it somewhere away from camp.  A downside to all of them is a bear can carry or roll them somewhere else. 


Funny you mentioned a bear carrying or rolling a bear proof container-  
at my camp  I have a 55 gallon steel drum for trash, when we leave we seal the steel top on with a band that is bolted on.
Went there earlier this summer and could not find my trash drum!Confused

Finally spotted it a hundred yards away in the woods!  Still sealed.   It is still there- this is some rugged terrain and I'm going to need help to get it backBig smile
]]> Fri, 24 Oct 2014 18:59:23 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5466&PID=53202#53202 safe guarding pet food : Thank you all for suggestons.... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5466&PID=53199#53199 Author: Larry158
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Posted: 24 Oct 2014 at 5:03pm

Thank you all for suggestons. Still learning and anxious to begin podding in the early spring. Hogone you do have a great sense of humor..Thank you.]]> Fri, 24 Oct 2014 17:03:28 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5466&PID=53199#53199 safe guarding pet food : larry158: another curious... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5466&PID=53197#53197 Author: hogone
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Posted: 24 Oct 2014 at 3:31pm

larry158:  another curious question?  what are all the other campers doing and/or using for food storage?  obviously there is a risk with everything, but i would just keep it in the pod.  if a bear tries getting in, just wrestle with him!!  hogone]]> Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:31:42 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5466&PID=53197#53197 safe guarding pet food : If its that much of a problem... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5466&PID=53196#53196 Author: Outbound
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Posted: 24 Oct 2014 at 3:30pm

If its that much of a problem that bears will break into a closed camper, then your only solution is a bear-box (provided by the campground and installed onsite) or slinging your food on a rope over a tree - 15'-20' in the air, at least 5' down from the branch, and preferably at least 100' from your campsite, with an easy escape path into the woods for the bear.

Don't forget that your BBQ will also be a target, so store that well out of the way as well.  Again, 100' from your campsite in a spot that the bear will have an easy escape path.  The last thing you want to do is startle a bear who's just sniffing around and have him feel trapped.

Oh, and don't forget to hang your toiletries - toothpaste especially, but all soaps and shaving foam and such.

When backpacking, I generally hang the food bag about 200' away from the tent.  All the same, I've been woken in the night by a black bear snuffling around the tent and my german shepherd (beside me in the tent) growling.

But, frankly, rely on advice from the campground as far as food storage; they'll know best.
]]> Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:30:26 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5466&PID=53196#53196 safe guarding pet food : smart bears!!, the ones in... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5466&PID=53187#53187 Author: hogone
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Posted: 24 Oct 2014 at 1:35pm

smart bears!!, the ones in Minnesota not so much!!]]> Fri, 24 Oct 2014 13:35:49 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5466&PID=53187#53187 safe guarding pet food : I did too, until the morning a... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5466&PID=53185#53185 Author: techntrek
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Posted: 24 Oct 2014 at 1:19pm

I did too, until the morning a bear somehow untied our bag (no damage to the line).  Luckily for our group it was the last morning so it was just a hungry hike out to the cars.  After that I bought a canister.  ]]> Fri, 24 Oct 2014 13:19:18 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5466&PID=53185#53185 safe guarding pet food : all the years i spent backpacking/canoeing... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5466&PID=53182#53182 Author: hogone
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Posted: 24 Oct 2014 at 11:43am

all the years i spent backpacking/canoeing in bear country (northern minnesota), we hung our food in a trees.  hogone]]> Fri, 24 Oct 2014 11:43:42 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5466&PID=53182#53182 safe guarding pet food : There are multiple "bear-proof"... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5466&PID=53177#53177 Author: techntrek
Subject: 5466
Posted: 24 Oct 2014 at 9:48am

There are multiple "bear-proof" solutions for backpackers.  I have one of the hard-sided solutions but can't remember the name of it right now.  Fill it up with food and smelly toiletries and then leave it somewhere away from camp.  A downside to all of them is a bear can carry or roll them somewhere else.  The soft-sided solutions can leave you with crumbs and crushed cans.  They would invite theft by humans in a standard campground.  However, it would keep the bears out of your TV or pod.]]> Fri, 24 Oct 2014 09:48:02 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5466&PID=53177#53177 safe guarding pet food : AS a newbie have not figured that... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5466&PID=53176#53176 Author: Larry158
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Posted: 24 Oct 2014 at 9:23am

AS a newbie have not figured that out. We can stop & buy a limited amount of food but we need to carry the dog food with us as we have two 70 lb dogs with a big appetite.
thanks.
]]> Fri, 24 Oct 2014 09:23:11 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5466&PID=53176#53176 safe guarding pet food : just curious, where do you... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5466&PID=53172#53172 Author: hogone
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Posted: 24 Oct 2014 at 8:52am

just curious, where do you keep all your other food?  hogone]]> Fri, 24 Oct 2014 08:52:25 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5466&PID=53172#53172 safe guarding pet food : Any suggestions out there for... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5466&PID=53166#53166 Author: Larry158
Subject: 5466
Posted: 24 Oct 2014 at 7:37am

Any suggestions out there for where to keep dog food while podding with pets as I am concerned with bear problems.  I live in the Adirondack mountains and during the summer months if you leave food in your vehicle you will soon be out shopping for a new vehicle.]]> Fri, 24 Oct 2014 07:37:20 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5466&PID=53166#53166