- How to Hide Your Food from Bears - Backpacking Light
In episode 99 of the BPL podcast we're going to learn about how bears smell, and what you can do to hide your food from the nose of a bear
- Bear and Food Storage Policy in the National Parks
What are the requirements and options for food storage in the National Parks, and what bear canisters are most effective across the NPS?
- Warding Off Bears - Backpacking Light
Bears have been known to change their behavior based on their experience (gun shots have been known to attract bears because hunters leave the guts after cleaning the animal)
- Bear Canisters: Design, Use Cases, and Reviews
We hope this guide will help you understand bear canisters a little bit better You'll learn about various testing agencies, bear canister design, materials, usability, and user experiences Lastly, we’ll make some recommendations for bear canisters that reflect unique combinations of value, weight, and capacity
- The science of scent, bears, and ways to severely restrict odor . . .
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- Protecting Your Food From Bears (Members Q A)
Learn how to store your food and protect it from bears in the backcountry - an overview of different methods and when to use them
- The Nose of a Bear - Backpacking Light
Bears’ sense of smell is extraordinary - but their ability to detect properly contained food is often exaggerated This presentation explores the science of odor control, food storage systems, and campsite hygiene Learn how to reduce scent dispersion, prevent bear encounters, and responsibly protect both your food and the wildlife around you
- How to Hide Your Food from Bears - Backpacking Light
I wonder if bears, in their evolutionary history, have developed an olfactory apparatus that mostly zeroes in, especially, and to a very fine degree, on the far-off faint smell of a carcass And I wonder if, upon entering a known human campsite, they simply use their eyes, and being fairly intelligent, simply recognize the obvious food bag or canister, and set themselves to work upon it I use
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