She seems very nice, but could we please have a modern woman who knows how to throw a rock? (Aim for the neanderthal commenters from two months ago. Thanks.)
You guys are too mean to this girl. They could have edited all those mistakes, but all they're showing is how frustrating and time consuming it is to properly hang a bear bag. It is not easy, but is worth it.
The people wanting to use gloves and nalgene bottles... are you willing to lose those when it gets stuck in a tree?
The guy with the slingshot and a nut... you can easily hit a solid branch and those things bounce back at you.
Great job on the video and thanks for not editing the mishaps
@MrBuckmoney09 Once a bear tasts human food, it will always come back. This is dangerous for humans as well as bears. Do the right thing and make a bear bag or don't backcountry camp.
This may be a dumb question but, could you BURY the bag, say, a FOOT down in a hole? Would a bear be able to smell that and dig it up? Or, maybe, is there some sort of natural vegetation or manmade material that could be buried with the bag that would mask any kind of scent a bear would be interested in?
@generic53 Bears have noses like bloodhounds. Have you ever seen footage of bears tearing apart cars? They're doing that because people leave their lunches in the cars with the windows rolled up -- and the bears can still smell the food! Sorry, but a buried bag would just be dug up by the bear (or other critters, like ants), and any scent that would keep a bear away from your food would also keep you away from your food. Good questions, though.
Epic fail!!! Thanks for showing us what not to do. LOL!!! Also instead of tying more permanent, hard to release knots, use a small section of 1.75mm'ish rope to make a prusik knot. When you go to attach your bag, use the prusik line and hook the caribiner on that. Use Figure 9 brand, they are small and have different weight rating and are lightweight.
I am a little surprised that Backpacker (a generally great source of information) would publish this. Seek other videos for safer, easier and more effective techniques.
It takes me about 5 minutes to properly hang a bear bag. Hanging my food and aromatics away from camp is one of the first things I do.
What would she do if she arrived at camp beat, at dusk, and or in a thunderstorm?
I would never have tangled mess like that in my pack. She actually wound it around a stick! Was she trying to fly a kite! Also, the monkey fist like mess around the rock was nuts.
There are women that can function in the back country and sell clothes.
watching this video is beyond painful. also, it's hard to see, but the line you're using looks an awful lot like Kelty Triptease Lightline, which you're NOT supposed to use to hang bear bags. Lightline is too rough and thin, so it acts like a saw and damages trees when used for bear bags. the packaging speficly warns against this application. Of course, the demonstration should have included a discussion about the types of line that should be used, but it doesn't.
So much easier ways to do this. Use a carabiner as the device to throw over a branch, and as the way to connect your food bag. Take a second rope and tie it to the carabiner. Hoist the food bag up with the first rope and tie off; if needed take the second rope and pull to another tree so the bag is in open space and further from the trunk. I do this regularly in less than 5 minutes in the dark...
What a ding-a-ling. First, she almost knocks out her own teeth with the rock that comes swinging back off of the tree branch. Then she's using too thick of a branch - the bear will climb out on it -n ot send its cub - on a branch that thick. Next, you never anchor a line at ground level - the bear will just rip through it and let the bag fall. And the mittens she's using to handle the food now have to go in the bag, they now have the scent of the food items handled. See Yosemite guides....
i like this. to my knowledge i don't think i have any bears in my area, however there are LOTS of mountain lion sightings, even in peoples backyards. any tip or trick to keep safe from them other than a spear or shotgun?
@generic53 You cannott outrun a mountain lion. Face him intensively, if he give up and go away, stab him when he jump you. Never turn your back on him, that is when he will change. Mountain lion will almost never attack a, standing up, facing, adult.
The Best way that i Figured out was To Give up on the Rock.. Really Give up that Rock..
What I Prefer to Use now, is a nice heavy Stick/little Log, at only about 1 foot long, tie in the middle of it, And use a light under Arm Toss, l like pitching a softball in the air. the weight of the log will pull the String down nice, and don't forget to make sure that the log has some Ridgy bark on it. so that way the string or rope will have less of a chance of Slipping off.
if you carry a bag for your food, then you can also carry a small throw bag to put your rock in (or other weight), or use your bandana to tie an improvised pouch. Then you won't have to spend a half hour trying to tie cordage onto a rock.
After 30 minutes... just climb the freakin tree! The bear is watching her and laughing. And the next day they cut the rope and the bag will stay up in the tree hanging. Do what I do, just carry a 9mm.
While putting the rock into something is a very good idea, using your glove is a >>TERRIBLE<< idea. You stand a good chance of snagging it up in the tree possibly damaging it and at worst losing it up there. You food is in a bag, so take the food out of the bag while you set the rope and use that. You can use a ziplock, a mosquito head net, a bandanna etc or carry an orange (fruit) net. Risk losing/damaging only what you can afford to lose! Your glove is way down that list.
As cute as she is, a major point deduction HAS to be recognised for allowing such tangle hassle with the rope....if this person is representing BACKPACKER MAG !!!!! HOO HA ! Sorry cutie, I would've done 3 times better at 10 yrs old....Boy Scouts taught us just fine !
Seriously, wrapping the rope/cord around the rock and tying it so that it STAYS around the rock when you throw it, are the hardest things about hanging the bag. I waste 90% of my time on that part of it too.
(Well, that and finding a suitable tree with the correct type of branches)...
I use a nylong garlic bag tied to the end of my line. Weighs nothing, slip in a rock or stick and you're good to go. Don't carry nalgene water bottles, they weigh too much. Fishing pole and carrying a nut is cool if you're on a fishing trip! Otherwise, it weighs too much.
Ha Ha...The funny thing is that I have made about half of these mistake, my first time. At least you did not throw too much like a girtl, or picking a too small of a rock, or a too high of a branch.
I use a small slingshot with a fishing reel attached. Weighs nothing. I use a large hex nut and tie the fishing line to it. I then shoot it over a high branch. Tie my bearbag line to the nut and reel it back over the branch. Much easier and fun than throwing a rock
wow, if it took her 30 min. to perform such a remedial task, God help her if she had to build a survival shelter. I'm afraid she is inevitable bear food, bag or not.
We always use a Nalgene bottle with a little water in it as a weight to throw the rope when putting up a bear bag. They have that handy loop and are virtually indestructible (I've never seen one damaged beyond getting scratched up).
OK well... A number of tips for you, or more actually things that you need to look up if you're editing a magazine...
1) securing your line to a rock to throw it over the branch. THe problem is, as you found, that the rock doesn't like to stay with the rope. Research the Monkey's fist knot, or any single strand stopper knot really. Knotless way of doing so is taking a tennis ball, puncturing it and passsing rope through the ball. Keep this rope short, under 10 in and tie it to your main line.
In many areas of the US (not counting the Sierras) just use an Ursack bear bag! No hanging needed.
All I can say is watching your friends do what they are doing in the video is hilarious. Never gets old ;-) Then I go over and tie my Ursack to a tree base - woohoo!
ha ha I love it! Great smile in the face of adversity. This is what backpacker mag is know for in print. I am glad that they are putting the spunk and humor into the vids as well. Great job.
I did read some place that they make great camp chairs/ wash basin/ and other multi-use item. So I guess as long as you have to carry it, use it well.
yes, and in some places it is required, BUT... they are much heavier than just carrying some rope and they are also very bulky. On the other hand, I have lost my food to a bear before, and having the food would have made up for all the bulk in the world. PS. Where do you do most of your hiking?
I felt a little like watching bushcraftcomedy :p
propableself944 2 weeks ago
Use a rock shaped like a donut.... duhhhhhhhh.
dinnerandashow 1 month ago
She seems very nice, but could we please have a modern woman who knows how to throw a rock? (Aim for the neanderthal commenters from two months ago. Thanks.)
IzzitNotTrue 3 months ago
are you serious?
SolidGoldKalashnikov 4 months ago
I think this young lady would be better off with a bear canister.
guyfihi 5 months ago
Hey top comment guy. Using a glove is illogical. The glove can snag on the tree and is harder to aim. Let's not over-complicate things.
coffeeexmachina 5 months ago
do you shave or wax your muff?
FUwogs 5 months ago
What a dumb broad
Jsanc2075 6 months ago
Cute chick
Kekermonger 6 months ago
She is super cute.
nananio 6 months ago
1.9mm Spectra is a strong light bear bag line. I paid $22 for 100 feet from a spear fishing website.
WorldClimb 8 months ago
You guys are too mean to this girl. They could have edited all those mistakes, but all they're showing is how frustrating and time consuming it is to properly hang a bear bag. It is not easy, but is worth it.
The people wanting to use gloves and nalgene bottles... are you willing to lose those when it gets stuck in a tree?
The guy with the slingshot and a nut... you can easily hit a solid branch and those things bounce back at you.
Great job on the video and thanks for not editing the mishaps
frank80ca 8 months ago 3
I think this was meant to be informative, but its not. it IS funny though.
syph007 8 months ago
Chautauqua?
billwilson71 9 months ago
Just a tip... Put the rock in your stuff sack and then tie the rope to it. Throw your bag over the branch. :)
johnnyly81 10 months ago
What is on the bear bag and why do you hang it?
Jodonism 11 months ago
Ha you should just give your food to the bear. U expended more energy than it was worth lmao
MrBuckmoney09 1 year ago
@MrBuckmoney09 Once a bear tasts human food, it will always come back. This is dangerous for humans as well as bears. Do the right thing and make a bear bag or don't backcountry camp.
LG15Fan 11 months ago
I think a 2oz. fishing sinker works well. They're cheap and easy to tie to.
thunderkittie679 1 year ago
lol ur always smileing :D i like that
sweettooth80 1 year ago
or you could bring a pistol and shoot the bear if it fucks with your food...
CocaColaN762 1 year ago 3
@CocaColaN762
Please, try that and let me know how it works out for you.
If you are still able to speak, or alive for that matter.
wrenchit2121 2 months ago
I love your entusiams
PeakSurvival 1 year ago
WHAT bear bag......??
generic53 1 year ago
This may be a dumb question but, could you BURY the bag, say, a FOOT down in a hole? Would a bear be able to smell that and dig it up? Or, maybe, is there some sort of natural vegetation or manmade material that could be buried with the bag that would mask any kind of scent a bear would be interested in?
generic53 1 year ago
@generic53 Bears have noses like bloodhounds. Have you ever seen footage of bears tearing apart cars? They're doing that because people leave their lunches in the cars with the windows rolled up -- and the bears can still smell the food! Sorry, but a buried bag would just be dug up by the bear (or other critters, like ants), and any scent that would keep a bear away from your food would also keep you away from your food. Good questions, though.
hobobobballo 1 year ago
@hobobobballo .......Obviously, I'm no Grizzley Adams! Thx.
generic53 1 year ago
Local rednecks more often then I care to mention vandalize cars parked at trail heads. Is there a car canister ?
dinnerandashow 1 year ago
if you weren't so cute, you wouldn't get away with being so stupid.
mxracing6 1 year ago
Epic fail!!! Thanks for showing us what not to do. LOL!!! Also instead of tying more permanent, hard to release knots, use a small section of 1.75mm'ish rope to make a prusik knot. When you go to attach your bag, use the prusik line and hook the caribiner on that. Use Figure 9 brand, they are small and have different weight rating and are lightweight.
stupidusername72 1 year ago
Epic fail!!! Thanks for showing us what not to do. LOL!!!
stupidusername72 1 year ago 2
She throws like a girl. J/K!!
BackpackerBilly 1 year ago
I am a little surprised that Backpacker (a generally great source of information) would publish this. Seek other videos for safer, easier and more effective techniques.
alpenglowist 1 year ago
how can you teach something that you can not do ........
maika0staretza 1 year ago
Oh my goodness......this is the "expert village" of outdoor schools! LOL
69adrummer 1 year ago
Tomcatt001,
"What would she do if she arrived at camp beat, at dusk, and or in a thunderstorm?"
She could ask me for help. I would happy to assist such a nice person.
At the end she says that she had shown a lot of mistakes that could be made and how to fix those mistakes. I think that was the point of the video.
Other than that, I think this is the way to not hang a bear bag.
mister4x5 1 year ago
It takes me about 5 minutes to properly hang a bear bag. Hanging my food and aromatics away from camp is one of the first things I do.
What would she do if she arrived at camp beat, at dusk, and or in a thunderstorm?
I would never have tangled mess like that in my pack. She actually wound it around a stick! Was she trying to fly a kite! Also, the monkey fist like mess around the rock was nuts.
There are women that can function in the back country and sell clothes.
tomcatt001 1 year ago
thanks for the video.. going backcountry camping in 2 hrs and i don't want bears visiting!
KrisMTL 1 year ago
So which is worse? Getting killed by a bear or by rock?Great video, that bag is way out there!
Strutingeagle 1 year ago
watching this video is beyond painful. also, it's hard to see, but the line you're using looks an awful lot like Kelty Triptease Lightline, which you're NOT supposed to use to hang bear bags. Lightline is too rough and thin, so it acts like a saw and damages trees when used for bear bags. the packaging speficly warns against this application. Of course, the demonstration should have included a discussion about the types of line that should be used, but it doesn't.
ESX888 1 year ago
So much easier ways to do this. Use a carabiner as the device to throw over a branch, and as the way to connect your food bag. Take a second rope and tie it to the carabiner. Hoist the food bag up with the first rope and tie off; if needed take the second rope and pull to another tree so the bag is in open space and further from the trunk. I do this regularly in less than 5 minutes in the dark...
imupabvit 1 year ago
I would be embarrassed as hell, to have been involved in this...comedy skit!
kanukster 1 year ago 2
MMm boulder, would not expect anything less.
saabaru05 1 year ago
Wow. Backpacker has lost a few points with me for allowing this smiling idiot to represent them.
SolitaryWarrior 1 year ago
noobs!
luci734 1 year ago
What a ding-a-ling. First, she almost knocks out her own teeth with the rock that comes swinging back off of the tree branch. Then she's using too thick of a branch - the bear will climb out on it -n ot send its cub - on a branch that thick. Next, you never anchor a line at ground level - the bear will just rip through it and let the bag fall. And the mittens she's using to handle the food now have to go in the bag, they now have the scent of the food items handled. See Yosemite guides....
146942 1 year ago
bear bags are expensive. what do you recommend i use in place of one?
ny89mike 1 year ago
fill your tent stake bag with dirt,,,,,now you have a sand bg
todddunnican 2 years ago
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TJsHerps 2 years ago
i like this. to my knowledge i don't think i have any bears in my area, however there are LOTS of mountain lion sightings, even in peoples backyards. any tip or trick to keep safe from them other than a spear or shotgun?
captaincoolness55 2 years ago
@captaincoolness55
try a pro slingshot / sling bow
HomoGnosticus 1 year ago
@captaincoolness55 .....Yeah, when your camping group is running from a mountain lion, make sure YOU outrun at least ONE other camper.
generic53 1 year ago
@generic53 You cannott outrun a mountain lion. Face him intensively, if he give up and go away, stab him when he jump you. Never turn your back on him, that is when he will change. Mountain lion will almost never attack a, standing up, facing, adult.
newtubetubetube 1 year ago
@newtubetubetube .....My mountain lion comment is an old joke.
generic53 1 year ago
Any chick that hikes is a cool chick indeed. AT thru-hikers...
Avadis26 2 years ago
well, she's so cool I can't giver her a hard time.....but....still......LOL
WindRider707 2 years ago
LOL!!!!
seabasstian17 2 years ago
The Best way that i Figured out was To Give up on the Rock.. Really Give up that Rock..
What I Prefer to Use now, is a nice heavy Stick/little Log, at only about 1 foot long, tie in the middle of it, And use a light under Arm Toss, l like pitching a softball in the air. the weight of the log will pull the String down nice, and don't forget to make sure that the log has some Ridgy bark on it. so that way the string or rope will have less of a chance of Slipping off.
malcolmxward 2 years ago
ive used a nalgene bottle to toss the rope
Mescer 2 years ago
omg....gimme a break, will ya ~ geesh!
buddydog1956 2 years ago
let your boyfriend throw it!!
DigitalCard 2 years ago
First flick out rope. Then place rock inside sox, tie rope around sox. Throw sox rock....wa-la! Great videoS !!! More on backcountry cooking!
FromOneMindsEye 2 years ago
will this teqnuiqe keep nosey police dog from sniffing out my danky dank stash when i go camping
brianz1214 2 years ago
Something I do, instead of using a rock I tie the rope to a caribeaner to a nalgene bottle and that works really good.
ccvanoor4542 2 years ago
Sister, I'm glad you didn't hurt yourself with the stone thing you were throwing.
omatsu123 2 years ago
if you carry a bag for your food, then you can also carry a small throw bag to put your rock in (or other weight), or use your bandana to tie an improvised pouch. Then you won't have to spend a half hour trying to tie cordage onto a rock.
billywhiz2001 2 years ago 2
After 30 minutes... just climb the freakin tree! The bear is watching her and laughing. And the next day they cut the rope and the bag will stay up in the tree hanging. Do what I do, just carry a 9mm.
freewill51 2 years ago
Very cool, thanks!
ParamedicBK 2 years ago
no way a bear could get that down? i bet Yogi could get it ; )
meetcha2nite 2 years ago
she's mine god damn it!!!
TheTalkingApe 2 years ago
Lol you get paid to do this?!! Sign Me UP!!
CantTakeMeHome 2 years ago
she nervous, its adorable.
thebudgetgamer 2 years ago
wow, she's so inept it's sexy !
sweetypie000 2 years ago 2
I didn't learn a thing... BUT! I did enjoy watching this little cutie do her thing and I think that's more important.
younisofarabia 2 years ago 3
How about the eagle they can easily get that LMAO
ridler2012 2 years ago
I want to share my tent with her....
toddness 2 years ago
EASIER WAY: Stick the rock in your glove, tie the rope to the wrist of your glove, and throw that.
savannafc 2 years ago 31
@savannafc Easier way: learn to tie a monkey fist, save your glove.
Or have a permanently tied steel ball, it don't need to be heavy with that light rope.
newtubetubetube 1 year ago
@savannafc
While putting the rock into something is a very good idea, using your glove is a >>TERRIBLE<< idea. You stand a good chance of snagging it up in the tree possibly damaging it and at worst losing it up there. You food is in a bag, so take the food out of the bag while you set the rope and use that. You can use a ziplock, a mosquito head net, a bandanna etc or carry an orange (fruit) net. Risk losing/damaging only what you can afford to lose! Your glove is way down that list.
WorldClimb 8 months ago 5
@WorldClimb Agreed, I haven't lost a glove yet but I'm going to stop taking that risk! Thanks.
savannafc 8 months ago
Is this a joke? PCT method
whitehat55 2 years ago
I think this method shown is good because if one anchor breaks or is ripped the other one will hold the bear bag.
akaTheDevil 2 years ago
@akaTheDevil Yeah...hold the bag against the other tree, where the bear will climb up and feast.
hobobobballo 1 year ago
instead of of tying the rock with the rope put the rock in a small ditty bag or even any plastic bag.
digitaldown 2 years ago
As cute as she is, a major point deduction HAS to be recognised for allowing such tangle hassle with the rope....if this person is representing BACKPACKER MAG !!!!! HOO HA ! Sorry cutie, I would've done 3 times better at 10 yrs old....Boy Scouts taught us just fine !
BatmanProject777 2 years ago
Rope salad Annie
hoz49 2 years ago
I'm in love , She is Sooooo the one
phareouh 2 years ago 19
@phareouh Shes not even that nice
xBirchyy 1 year ago
@phareouh Wow Really?
Spicymchagis 1 year ago
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@phareouh Send her a friend request dude..... (4 seconds internet stalking later)
facebook.com/people/Elisabeth-Kwak-Hefferan/604580
Good luck. lol
WorldClimb 8 months ago
Dang, that is comedic!!!!!
espia4ci 2 years ago
Seriously, wrapping the rope/cord around the rock and tying it so that it STAYS around the rock when you throw it, are the hardest things about hanging the bag. I waste 90% of my time on that part of it too.
(Well, that and finding a suitable tree with the correct type of branches)...
mooseboy18 2 years ago
Elizabeth should be my backpack guide....I wonder if she has a thing for social workers who like to skinny dip in the clean mountain streams?
drew8107 2 years ago
I use a nylong garlic bag tied to the end of my line. Weighs nothing, slip in a rock or stick and you're good to go. Don't carry nalgene water bottles, they weigh too much. Fishing pole and carrying a nut is cool if you're on a fishing trip! Otherwise, it weighs too much.
TogetherinParis 2 years ago
That's what I was thinking. Make a video response showing your method.
deezynar 2 years ago
Ha Ha...The funny thing is that I have made about half of these mistake, my first time. At least you did not throw too much like a girtl, or picking a too small of a rock, or a too high of a branch.
seccat 2 years ago
I use a small slingshot with a fishing reel attached. Weighs nothing. I use a large hex nut and tie the fishing line to it. I then shoot it over a high branch. Tie my bearbag line to the nut and reel it back over the branch. Much easier and fun than throwing a rock
Wnbresn 2 years ago
How far from camp should I hang my bear bag????
RonnieShred 2 years ago
haha good stuff. I've hung bear bags in twice that time though, you made it look easy!
getoutphilly 3 years ago
wow, if it took her 30 min. to perform such a remedial task, God help her if she had to build a survival shelter. I'm afraid she is inevitable bear food, bag or not.
gabrielemt1971 3 years ago 2
She should be in more of your videos. She has a good personality and seems fun.
chanderson1 3 years ago 2
I don't understand, why is she wearing clothes?
oscarwfs 3 years ago
lol, oscar you don't get out too much do ya.
pr0n3 3 years ago
I think her appeal to me is, her cute semi-helplessness. You know ... White Knight rescuing a Damsel in Distress.
PS: nothing hotter than a girl that is willing to shit in the wood.
seccat 2 years ago 3
"how not to hang a bearbag"
Transcanadien 3 years ago 2
We always use a Nalgene bottle with a little water in it as a weight to throw the rope when putting up a bear bag. They have that handy loop and are virtually indestructible (I've never seen one damaged beyond getting scratched up).
fsamuels 3 years ago
my favorite method for convincing a rock to allow me to tie it up...
put the rock in a bandana then tie the rope to the bandana :)
nubilator 3 years ago 2
looks like a giraffe bag from that angle
grasspiper 3 years ago
OK well... A number of tips for you, or more actually things that you need to look up if you're editing a magazine...
1) securing your line to a rock to throw it over the branch. THe problem is, as you found, that the rock doesn't like to stay with the rope. Research the Monkey's fist knot, or any single strand stopper knot really. Knotless way of doing so is taking a tennis ball, puncturing it and passsing rope through the ball. Keep this rope short, under 10 in and tie it to your main line.
Thecarotidpulse 3 years ago
lol I love how the camera cuts back and shes completely wrapped the rock in the rope :)
TK3419 3 years ago 2
lol can't wait in 15 september i'm going backpacker in europe with my friends 1 year off from school AWESOME thxs 4 the vid
typegirlcool 3 years ago
you dont need this shit in europe
HarleyJohansson 3 years ago
Honey, get a rock slinger bag...please!
check out my teepee video to see one being used to raise a silnylon teepee, you can use it for hanging bags as well
brawny03 3 years ago
haha that would suck if a bear was taking ur food while u were trying to hang the bag!
snowmangaggift 3 years ago 2
Use duct tape to tape the rock to the rope. C'mon.
number1Schumacherfan 3 years ago
yayyy! Yosemite pinata's!!
AjaPuppy1 3 years ago
i hate the bear canister! but it's required in national park.... sucks!
apha87 3 years ago
In many areas of the US (not counting the Sierras) just use an Ursack bear bag! No hanging needed.
All I can say is watching your friends do what they are doing in the video is hilarious. Never gets old ;-) Then I go over and tie my Ursack to a tree base - woohoo!
Freezerbagcooking 3 years ago
ha ha I love it! Great smile in the face of adversity. This is what backpacker mag is know for in print. I am glad that they are putting the spunk and humor into the vids as well. Great job.
WeekendAdventurer 3 years ago
that's pretty much my experience hanging bear bags!
nkaneshiro 3 years ago
Hi Elizabeth,
It looks like winter.
I imagine the bears are hibernating.
All that effort to avoid sleeping bears.
=)
IxNeverxFeelxLonely 3 years ago
good video... real problem solving not teaser vids like truck verses hydration sack a while back.... nice job thanks
paddyboy12432 3 years ago
bear canister? easier? Sure if you call hualing that huge heavy thing (even when it is empty) 50 miles "easy".
Crashed518 3 years ago
but they are requirements in yosemite kings canyon and sequoia
ROCKsquareANORACK 3 years ago
Oh? I'll keep that in mind if I ever go. They sound beautiful.
Crashed518 3 years ago
the weight does put me off though
i would like to loose about five pounds from my pack
not add it
sara x
ROCKsquareANORACK 3 years ago
I did read some place that they make great camp chairs/ wash basin/ and other multi-use item. So I guess as long as you have to carry it, use it well.
Crashed518 3 years ago
yes thats a good point
i hadent thought about washing in it
mind you the size of the things i could probably have a bath in it lol
ill see how it goes if i have to have one then i have to
if i can dispense with it i will
i guess my pack will get lighter the more i hike and the less i can do with
sara
ROCKsquareANORACK 3 years ago
i would love to join you for backpacking!
apha87 3 years ago
what useless townie !
peasantpauper 3 years ago
wouldnt it be easier just to use a bear cannister ?
ROCKsquareANORACK 3 years ago
yes, and in some places it is required, BUT... they are much heavier than just carrying some rope and they are also very bulky. On the other hand, I have lost my food to a bear before, and having the food would have made up for all the bulk in the world. PS. Where do you do most of your hiking?
WeekendAdventurer 3 years ago
well so far havernt dfone a lot
but from may 15 i will be in usa
i plan to go to yosemite (bearsemite !)
ki8ngs canyon, sequoia, yellowstone, grand canyon, olympic
sara
ROCKsquareANORACK 3 years ago
she's funny, great video.
Crashed518 3 years ago
Been there, done that! LOL.. I found that a short stick is easier to tie a rope to for the throwing part. Very cute video.
bradtube1 3 years ago