"Canoeists love to debate camping techniques. Single blade or double. Stuffing your tent or rolling it. Ground cloth inside or outside. One of the longest-running, raging disputes among wilderness paddlers is how to properly store your food to keep it away from bears."
" . . . let me tell you about the bear canoe method. . . . Also called the floating technique, this alternative has been used by many youth camps I worked at throughout the years. The system is simple, though not idiotproof."
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" . . . let me tell you about the bear canoe method. . . . Also called the floating technique, this alternative has been used by many youth camps I worked at throughout the years. The system is simple, though not idiotproof."
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The Bear Canoe: Debunking The Second Worst Way To Store Your Food Overnight
Also called the floating technique, this backcountry food storage method is simple in theory but not idiot-proof, warns Kevin Callan.
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