Learn how to store your food and protect it from bears in the backcountry - an overview of different methods and when to use them.
What this means for bears and scents: If you use vacuum sealing bags with an aluminum liner, or mylar bags with an aluminum liner, and you properly use them, these would be much better than nylofume bags and the like for limiting scent diffusion.
The science of scent, bears, and ways to severely restrict odor ...
The Nunatak Gear Bears Ears 50 (MSRP: $330, ~28 ounces / 794 g) is an innovative frameless pack designed specifically to accommodate bear canisters. It features a unique water bottle storage system, optional shoulder-strap pockets, a removable foam back panel, a floating hipbelt, a large wrap-around exterior pocket, and a closed-cell foam pad ...
All in all, the Bears Ears looks like a pretty innovate piece of kit! Kudos to Nunatak for solving the UL pack problem of the bear can dilemma : Small pack can’t fit a full size can inside, full can too heavy to strap on top. (I’ve been putting my food in an odor sack deep in my pack and strapping the empty bear can on top.
Bears frequently foil these hangs by climbing out on the supporting branch to access the food, or by breaking the branch off using their body weight. Bear canisters are highly effective at deterring hungry bears, but do not prevent them from being attracted to the campsite.
The Nunatak Gear Bears Ears 50 Backpack is an innovative frameless pack designed specifically to accommodate bear canisters.
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.