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hikerboy wrote:
its easier to sleep with it.
I'm not sure about that. "Sleeping with your food" really means "keeping your food attended at all times" which is a bit of work. I just honestly think that on the east coast it's safer to keep your food attended than to store it with the average bear bag hang. But bear boxes are still my favorite.Dogs are excellent judges of character, this fact goes a long way toward explaining why some people don't like being around them.The post was edited 1 time, last by Sarcasmtheelf ().
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SarcasmTheElf wrote:
I just honestly think that on the east coast it's safer to keep your food attended than to store it with the average bear bag hang. But bear boxes are still my favorite.
Depends on the spot. Certainly, way off where we were a month ago, the bears aren't habituated and are really wary. (Off in the Catskill backcountry, I don't think I've ever seen more of a bear than a rapidly disappearing arse.) Down near Hunter or Woodstock, I'd be a lot more careful, because there are bears near the villages that have gotten handouts in the past.
I can manage a decent PCT-style hang. Just don't stand anywhere near me when I'm trying to cast the line!
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Kevin's pantry by ke9tv, on FlickrI'm not lost. I know where I am. I'm right here. -
SarcasmTheElf wrote:
hikerboy wrote:
its easier to sleep with it.
I'm not sure about that. "Sleeping with your food" really means "keeping your food attended at all times" which is a bit of work. I just honestly think that on the east coast it's safer to keep your food attended than to store it with the average bear bag hang. But bear boxes are still my favorite.
Where on the AT can I expect to see bear boxes?The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
Richard Ewell, CSA General -
Astro wrote:
SarcasmTheElf wrote:
hikerboy wrote:
its easier to sleep with it.
I'm not sure about that. "Sleeping with your food" really means "keeping your food attended at all times" which is a bit of work. I just honestly think that on the east coast it's safer to keep your food attended than to store it with the average bear bag hang. But bear boxes are still my favorite.
Where on the AT can I expect to see bear boxes?
New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts......................VT?????????..........some in New Hampshire.Cheesecake> Ramen -
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AnotherKevin wrote:
SarcasmTheElf wrote:
I just honestly think that on the east coast it's safer to keep your food attended than to store it with the average bear bag hang. But bear boxes are still my favorite.
Depends on the spot. Certainly, way off where we were a month ago, the bears aren't habituated and are really wary. (Off in the Catskill backcountry, I don't think I've ever seen more of a bear than a rapidly disappearing arse.) Down near Hunter or Woodstock, I'd be a lot more careful, because there are bears near the villages that have gotten handouts in the past.
I can manage a decent PCT-style hang. Just don't stand anywhere near me when I'm trying to cast the line!
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Kevin's pantry by ke9tv, on Flickr
For me and Kathy, getting our food bag hung is the evening entertainment -
CoachLou wrote:
Astro wrote:
SarcasmTheElf wrote:
hikerboy wrote:
its easier to sleep with it.
I'm not sure about that. "Sleeping with your food" really means "keeping your food attended at all times" which is a bit of work. I just honestly think that on the east coast it's safer to keep your food attended than to store it with the average bear bag hang. But bear boxes are still my favorite.
Where on the AT can I expect to see bear boxes?
New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts......................VT?????????..........some in New Hampshire.
I saw one in New York.I am human and I need to be loved - just like everybody else does -
WanderingStovie wrote:
CoachLou wrote:
Astro wrote:
SarcasmTheElf wrote:
hikerboy wrote:
its easier to sleep with it.
I'm not sure about that. "Sleeping with your food" really means "keeping your food attended at all times" which is a bit of work. I just honestly think that on the east coast it's safer to keep your food attended than to store it with the average bear bag hang. But bear boxes are still my favorite.
Where on the AT can I expect to see bear boxes?
New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts......................VT?????????..........some in New Hampshire.
I saw one in New York.
I know all the shelters on the AT in NJ have a bear box and there is even a tent site that has a bear box not far from DWG. I can't remember , but Im thinking the only shelter in NY with one is the Wildcat shelter.RIAP -
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A.T.Lt wrote:
I know all the shelters on the AT in NJ have a bear box and there is even a tent site that has a bear box not far from DWG. I can't remember , but Im thinking the only shelter in NY with one is the Wildcat shelter.
I know there are none in Harriman and Fahnestock for the same reason that there are no privies. The clueless weekenders1 don't know the difference between a trash can, a bear box, and a privy, and use all three as trash receptacles. It's impossible to keep a privy or a bear box maintained when it fills up with rubbish in a weekend.
1I appear to be an atypical clueless weekender, since I do know better than to put trash down a privy.I'm not lost. I know where I am. I'm right here. -
BirdBrain wrote:
Are bear boxes where they hide all the bears? I have been looking in hopes of getting a picture, but am yet to see one on the AT.
BB, I guess we will have to meet in middle around them. In GA and maybe NC/TN they have bear cables.The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
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Astro wrote:
BirdBrain wrote:
Are bear boxes where they hide all the bears? I have been looking in hopes of getting a picture, but am yet to see one on the AT.
BB, I guess we will have to meet in middle around them. In GA and maybe NC/TN they have bear cables.
if you use cables, use a small biner to attach your bag. the bears have l;earned how to shake them off the stupid hooksits all good -
Astro wrote:
BirdBrain wrote:
Are bear boxes where they hide all the bears? I have been looking in hopes of getting a picture, but am yet to see one on the AT.
BB, I guess we will have to meet in middle around them. In GA and maybe NC/TN they have bear cables.
I am going wicked slow. I hope to get by Franconia over the 3 day weekend and get the rest of NH in a 7 day jaunt in September. I spent too much time vacationing this summer. It has not left me enough time to vacation. Next year I hope to be a bit more organized. I hope to do Vermont and Massachusetts in one shot. I figure if I live to be 80 I might get this thing done.Non hikers are about a psi shy of a legal ball. -
BirdBrain wrote:
I hope to do Vermont and Massachusetts in one shot.
Let me suggest you work that schedule so you can spend a night at The Inn At The Long Trail.
They are very hiker friendly and their bar food was excellent, not to mention the Guinness on tap....hmmmm good
And if I remember right, a room comes with breakfast.
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It did when I stayed there. Great dining room built into the native granite rock. innatlongtrail.com/Home.html
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LIhikers wrote:
BirdBrain wrote:
I hope to do Vermont and Massachusetts in one shot.
Let me suggest you work that schedule so you can spend a night at The Inn At The Long Trail.
They are very hiker friendly and their bar food was excellent, not to mention the Guinness on tap....hmmmm good
And if I remember right, a room comes with breakfast.
I will look at it and consider. I appreciate tips about what I may face more than you can imagine. However, to be honest, I hit the trail to get away from things made by man. I suspect there will not be many people around where I sleep in that section.Non hikers are about a psi shy of a legal ball. -
BirdBrain wrote:
LIhikers wrote:
BirdBrain wrote:
I hope to do Vermont and Massachusetts in one shot.
Let me suggest you work that schedule so you can spend a night at The Inn At The Long Trail.
They are very hiker friendly and their bar food was excellent, not to mention the Guinness on tap....hmmmm good
And if I remember right, a room comes with breakfast.
I will look at it and consider. I appreciate tips about what I may face more than you can imagine. However, to be honest, I hit the trail to get away from things made by man. I suspect there will not be many people around where I sleep in that section.
But, doesn't that glass of wine look sooooooooooo inviting? Kinda like the commercial with the little girl brushing her hand across the box of donuts. Hmm, hmm. C'mon - you can do it.Changes Daily→ ♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫ ♪♫♪♫♪♫ ← Don't blame me. It's That Lonesome Guitar. -
AnotherKevin wrote:
SarcasmTheElf wrote:
I just honestly think that on the east coast it's safer to keep your food attended than to store it with the average bear bag hang. But bear boxes are still my favorite.
Depends on the spot. Certainly, way off where we were a month ago, the bears aren't habituated and are really wary. (Off in the Catskill backcountry, I don't think I've ever seen more of a bear than a rapidly disappearing arse.) Down near Hunter or Woodstock, I'd be a lot more careful, because there are bears near the villages that have gotten handouts in the past.
I can manage a decent PCT-style hang. Just don't stand anywhere near me when I'm trying to cast the line!
[IMG:https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5347/10282471433_6c1264261f_z.jpg]
Kevin's pantry by ke9tv, on Flickr
Is your extra line loosely attached up off the ground? I've never bunched mine up. I just leave it loose on the ground. I've always been worried about a bear being able to pull on the hanging rope... -
Dmax wrote:
Is your extra line loosely attached up off the ground? I've never bunched mine up. I just leave it loose on the ground. I've always been worried about a bear being able to pull on the hanging rope...
Yes, I coil it again, and snug the coil with a slipped clove hitch. In the morning I snag it with a trekking pole (or a stick if I don't want to take my tent down yet), the slip knot unties and the rope drops down to me. There's nothing at ground level.I'm not lost. I know where I am. I'm right here.
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