Date:         Mon, 2 Jul 2012 13:42:43 -0700
Reply-To:     neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: camping with bears
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Cool. Sounds like you've had far more experience than me with these matters.

Contents are cool(er), less odour. Good point.

Thanks

Neil.


On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 1:21 PM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

I've used a bear can for backpacking for some years.  In Denali, Yosemite,
> King's Canyon, Big Bend, Great Smokies.   Manufacturers and park rangers
> state that bears basically ignore these cans, recognizing that they can't
> get into them.  Don't know about the Yeti, but it evidently is approved for
> use in the Northern Rockies, including Yellowstone.  The cans all have
> gaskets that should seal against odors.  Yeti does too.  Of course, with
> the Yeti, the food is supposed to be cold, so less odorous, anyway, I
> suppose.
>
> But your question sounds reasonable to me.
>
> mcneely
>
>
>
>
> ---- neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>


> One thought. Why would I want a bear getting pissed off because he can't
> > get into my Yeti?
>


--
Neil n

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