[pct-l] Bear cannister idea

[mellowmarky at cox.net (mellowmarky@cox.net)]

The be approved for use in the wild a canister must pass the zoo test where a black bear in a zoo has to be unable to break into a cannister full of smelly food.

http://www.sierrawildbear.net/foodstorage/canisterzootest.htm



Mark

> 
> From: "Jeff Moorehead" <jeffmoorehead1@cox.net>
> Date: 2005/02/22 Tue PM 03:36:12 EST
> To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Bear cannister idea
> 
> If these cannisters actually get used, would they qualify as 'approved' by a 
> ranger? The worst scenario is that the cannister fails and you lose your 
> food altogether. How do we test this? While it will be good fun to watch 
> Switchback's bear testing routine, how do you really know what a bear can 
> do? I know they can do alot more than we credit them with... that's why 
> people lose food to bears. 
> 
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