[at-l] Bear Phobia

[m_factor@hotmail.com (Mara Factor)]

If you're hiking in the eastern US where appropriate trees are plentiful 
enough, you do not need the bear canister.  Just be sure you hang your food 
at least 10' off the ground, 6' down from the branch, and 6' away from the 
trunk of the tree.  Even trickier but a good idea if possible, is to find a 
branch that will support the weight of your food but not the additional 
weight of the bear.  :-)

If you're in an area with known bear problems, you might want to 
counterbalance your food rather than more conveniently tying off the bear 
bag line to a nearby tree.  Just be sure you can get it down afterwards...  
:-)

Mara
Stitches, GAME99

>From: "Elliott, Patrick S" <Patrick.Elliott@allina.com>
>Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 08:40:19 -0500
>
>...If
>I hang my food properly, do I need the canister
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