FW: [at-l] Bear question...

[wdaniels@bestweb.net (Walter Daniels)]

Even when bears are not a problem, mice, raccoons, skunks, etc. are a
problem. You need to bag all food every night and protect it somehow,
whether 20 ft up a tree (may be safe from bears), or from the tin can on a
string protector in the shelter (may be safe from mice). A bear will eat it
all and you will walk out hungry to the next access point. The mice will
mostly sample and make messes, including holes in your pack.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-l-admin@mailman.backcountry.net
> [mailto:at-l-admin@mailman.backcountry.net]On Behalf Of Jon Inman
> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 3:40 PM
> To: AT-L@mailman. Backcountry. Net
> Subject: [at-l] Bear question...
>
>
> Hey everyone,
>
> I've been lurking here for quite a while but this is my first
> post.  I start
> my thru-hike in just under a month and I was wondering if you folks could
> give me some info on bears along the trail.  I'm hoping that some of you
> experienced folks could share your personal philosophies on when to hang
> food and when not to worry about it.  From what I can tell it's
> an issue in
> SNP and New Jersey, other than that, when should I hang it and when is it
> not a problem?  I grew up in NH and we never hung our food in all the
> camping we did when I was younger, so do I need to hang my food
> through New
> England?  Should I hang my food all the way through the south? Thanks for
> the help.
>
> -Jon
>
>
>
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