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Date:         Sun, 27 Jun 2010 13:22:58 -0600
Reply-To:     Fillmore West <fillmorewst@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Fillmore West <fillmorewst@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Westy Configurations and Bear-proofing
In-Reply-To:  <AANLkTimAAp3pp_p7RUiaYqtreQZGGpg5VI2ySgxafDWj@mail.gmail.com>
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I'll see if I can sneak one more in without getting bit !!! ;o)

Back & th' day ... ;o) We used to have a tag team of dogs. One little yappy bugger with big ears, to wake up a big, Bear eatin' dog wit' Charp Teeth !!!

It's what the castle type folks used to do...

On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 12:31 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> Pushing it for not friday.... > > but a good deterrent for bears (and creeps) is to have a dog along in > your Vanagon.. Bears and dogs seem to not like each other much. Bears > will > choose to go elsewhere if you have a dog in camp...except maybe if it's a > small bite-sized breed. They (dogs) are also pretty handy in Griz country > because they get spooky if they smell bear sign on a trail you may be > hiking...and you can avoid surprises if you watch your doggie's demeanor... > > If you have a big strong dog(s), it is not a good idea to chain him/her > outside to the picnic table while you sleep....We awoke, back in the day, > while sleeping in a Splitty VW van in Yosemite, to find our two dogs > dragging a picnic table (before they started getting ripped off and so > became customarily embedded in the ground) behind in hot pursuit of a > night > marauding bear, waking other campers and creating quite a disturbance with > the table dragging through the campground.... > > we were young and dumb...one of the dogs was a Huskey, too. > Don Hanson > > On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > > > We always carry bear spray when in bear country, but come to think of it, > > it might be good to use against the drunk humans you mentioned. I think > > inquiries to knowledgeable personnel might be in order concerning bears > in > > any particular region. Yosemite black bears seem to be the best anywhere > at > > getting into vehicles. Grizzlies are pretty frightful critters, however, > > and don't seem at all reluctant to get into camps and tents. I wouldn't > > expect one to drop onto the van from on high, though. > > > > when backpacking in bear country, we always hang all smellies, and we > sleep > > at least 100 yards from storage and cooking spots. But we do cook, > > minimally -- freeze dried stuff, heatables, and such. We've never had a > > problem, but we've known folks who have. So, what to do in the vanagon? > > National Park campsites with known bear problems provide storage > lockers, > > and some large NFS ones do too. But -- the cooking? Hardsided vehicle > is > > reputed to be adequate, except in Yosemite. Hmmmmmmmm. > > >


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