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Whenever you’re within the wild, defending and correctly storing your meals is important if you wish to make it possible for these beloved meals don’t get grabbed by Yogi Bear and the like. In some situations, it’s additionally important to your security. An in a single day within the woods might show lethal in case your midnight snack lures a grizzly bear into your tent.
Retaining animals out of your meals is a matter of constructing it unimaginable to entry and/or placing it out of attain. At many car-camping websites, metallic meals lockers can be found so that you can retailer your meals (some parks have guidelines towards storing meals in your automotive; bears can do severe harm to your car making an attempt to get in). If these aren’t obtainable, you should purchase a bear canister (usually required at explicit parks within the West) or particular bag to retailer up your goodies. Bear canisters and luggage are sturdy plastic or material containers which were designed and examined to cease bears and different creatures from getting inside. For those who don’t have a canister or a bag, or entry to meals lockers (that is particularly the case when backpacking), then the hanging technique proven above is your best option. You’ll wish to put the bag excessive sufficient to be out of attain of bears, with out being so near a tree department that squirrels can get at it.
Bear in mind to wash up any crumbs, and to pack something that has an odor, together with toothpaste and deodorant, within the bag together with your meals.
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