Food in camp

[25contender]

Since then I just don't tempt fate. Its just too easy to keep my food separate from my tent. It would have cost me at least one day of hunting and a lot of money to drive out to a decent sized town to replace my pad & tarp, and potentially even my bag, all b/c I did something stupid. I knew better, just got lazy. Nowadays, I hang my food in a zpacks bear bag when I'm spiked out, or inside my vehicle if it's nearby. I still cook (mtn house) inside my shelter if I'm truck camping, but never if I'm spiked out. And I burn all food wrappers each night. Makes pretty decent tender inside my cylinder stove.

Just my .02, best of luck to all I you this Fall.

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This is my thought. Why tempt fate when there is no reason too.

 

[bullwinkle50]

All good input. That is what makes this country so good. We can have Forums like this where each gets to state their opinion and experiences. This same topic is discussed every year or two on the Forums here in Alaska with people on both sides of the issue. Some people put their food up in a tree and some sleep with it. To all, good luck in all you do and be safe out there. Most important is to get out there.

Randy

 

[TheGrayRider]

I hunted and backpacked in Montana where I always hung my food each night.

I have also hunted on Kodiak Island, Alaska where the very experienced guide and assistant guide could care less about nightly food storage from the brown and black bears. Logistically, at altitude, where would we hang the food when the highest vegetation was about waist high anyway?

 

[AKaviator]

Just as an FYI, no black bears inhabit Kodiak Island.