Date:         Sat, 26 Jun 2010 21:23:32 -0600
Reply-To:     Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Westy Configurations and Bear-proofing
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My nickle ... nothing we have is bear-proof. They can get into anything you
can drive into their "kitchen".
I keep all of my  food stuffs in 2 plastic containers and don't usually cook
when in their kitchen. The
containers tuck perfectly under the forward edge of the folded out bed so
they're not in the way at night.

After a couple bear and drunk human visits while 12 miles out at the end of
a remote road near Ketcham, ID,
I now have a "bear gun" and pepper spray. I'm more concerned about the drunk
humans than the bears though.

bob

On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 8:59 PM, B <oddstray@oddstray.com> wrote:

> I still wonder about two issues:
>
> (1) Open windows, for ventilation at night.  Bears, especially at Yosemite,
> are getting more and more clever about opening the various tin cans they're
> presented with.
>
> (2) A raised pop-top, with us two sleeping up there.  Since we do sleep up
> there, I'm guessing if we ever camp in bear country we'd be wise to move our
> food outside the van.  Which wouldn't necessarily be easy, since we keep
> survival food in the Westy (it's our escape pod from earthquake/wildfire).
>
> B&S
> '87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc'
> SoCal
>
>