At 9:13 PM 7/16/96, Mark McCulley wrote: >This trip report reminds me of a question that arose on my recent trip to >the Canadian Rockies. Should you follow the same precautions camping in a >Westfalia that you follow camping in a tent in bear country? In other >words, should you be concerned about a bear ripping through the poptop >canvas to get at the food in the van? I have been told many times by park rangers that even a metal door won't stop a bear if they really want to get in. I would recommend not keeping *any* food in the camper while in bear country. I often violate this rule in practice, but it would be different if I had kids/wife with me. -David ============================================================================ David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat) Dallas, Texas, USA '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) e-mail: ddes@anet-dfw.com '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (13.986@100.81) http://www.anet-dfw.com/~ddes '93 Weber WG-50 (Da Piano) ============================================================================
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