bear canister
Trail Safe Storage in the Backcountry
When you’re deep in the backcountry, it is essential that you carry some sort of bear canister or protection for your food. I have learned to carry a BearVault, which...
Bear Can Flies Off Cliff
Vandeventer shelter perches, a little off kilter, amid rocks on a narrow ridge with steep cliffs on both sides.
George’s PCT 2025 Gear List
While I’m doing tourist things around the city, I’ve put together a gear list for y’all to have a look at!
Night 2: Choosing The Bear
I got into my sleeping bag very early, while it was still light. There was plenty of space for other hikers to pitch tents if they came along later in...
Food Storage for 8 Days: Bear Bag vs. Bear Canister
Y'all, I really wanted an Ursack bear sack over a bear cannister, and until the very last moment, I thought that was the way I'd go.
5 mistakes from the PCT
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. I really wouldn’t change much about my PCT thru hike this year. But I did do a few stupid things involving becoming too friendly with...
The Case for Bear Canisters on the Appalachian Trail
Incidents of bears obtaining food from AT campsites are increasing. Several campsites in the mid-Atlantic have been closed, and a bear that frequently visited an AT campsite was euthanized in ...
Gear Review: BearVault BV450
If I could use the BV450 only as a bear canister, I might find it hard to justify the weight, but I have used in so many other ways that...
Trail Advice For A Newbie On The JMT
However, I have been able to get a little mountain fix by giving some trail advice to a friend who is just departing on the John Muir Trail (JMT). I...