Coincidently regarding bears & since it is Fryday, here is a link to a local legal trial happening now regarding a bear killing an 11 YO who was dragged out of his tent- I have never seen a bear in 35 years in Utah, but this happened 2 years ago in the mountains near Provo: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/51230221-76/bear-ives-sam-utah.html.csp I guess my advice is to never assume you are not in bear country? YMMV, Mr. BZ-where are Yogi & Booboo when you need them
On Feb 11, 2011, at 9:33 AM, pickle vanagon wrote: >> the one time i went, the ranger told us to stow our food in bear containers >> and to absolutely not leave any food in our tent or car. >> >> i looked at him flummoxed. >> >> regarding his safety precautions, i sleep "in a kitchen". one that gets >> cooked in. one that's presumably permeated by food smells, at least from the >> perspective of a bear's nose. >> >> > > I laughed out loud when I read this. I've often worried about the same > thing---the idea of separating food smells from the van does seem like an > absurd goal. Like Mike, we've camped in bear country and never had > problems, but that's no proof that its safe... > > I guess a relevant question here is what RV owners are supposed to do. > They're in the same kind of situation. Presumably they don't clear out > their fridges and put everything in bear containers. Presumably the bears > usually just don't try to enter the vehicles? That's what I've told myself > in the past... |
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