BackroadNiagraFamily
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Do the same precautions apply to hard-sided trailers?
P.S. I have an 80 pound golden retriever.
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Eurocamper
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BackroadNiagraFamily wrote:P.S. I have an 80 pound golden retriever.
Your dog would only be a help if you can run faster than him.
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PopBeavers
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Bear resistant storage is required when backpacking in Yosemite NP> Therefore, I have two of these:
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Never put anything into the popup that has an odor.
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skipnchar
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BackroadNiagraFamily wrote:I'm getting ready to take my Niagara into bear country (Wyoming). I will be boondocking (no campgrounds) in isolated areas. I'm familiar with the basics about how to keep bears at bay; however, I would appreciate input from anyone with experience (not many bears where I come from in the desert). Repellants, bear boxes, tying everything(?) up into a tree, food/toiletries in TV or not, other tips, etc...
Thanks.
Take your ques from the folks in the tent that'll probably be camping right next to you. You don't need to repell bears, just don't draw them by keeping a dirty camp or storing food in your camping area. Bear boxes are good if they're available but handing from a tree is better yet. You can also lock VERY CLEAN items or sealed foods in the truck of your car or inside of a truck. Good luck / Skip
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maddog348
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Hey POP canisters are only good to keep bears from Eating the food --- NOT tearing everything up trying to get to the food they smell in them. They are not odor proof. 'Rangers' say bears can 'smell' thru sealed tin cans (e.g. beans -soup-etc.) I don't see how that is possible cause if smell can get out air can get in. Oh-well.
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Hiker3
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kknowlton wrote: Not sure if we had toothpaste with us -
Yes, Tooth paste is usually what folks forget to take OUT of the camper at night. Try to store all personal toiletries into the Locked Car or Truck at night. I have to remind our party every time!
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Hiker3
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We also make sure not to bring dirty clothes into the camper that might have gotten food on them when making dinner after dark (when it is hard to see if you spilled anything).
I'm pretty strict about it - I had a VERY close encounter with a NC Black Bear when I was six years old. I was holding the Hersey bar and he wanted it. Late afternoon in a family campground.
Guess you could say it has made me very diligent...we camp in bear country all the time in Florida. Love the bears, but don't need to be bear hugged anytime soon.
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Bmach
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BackroadNiagraFamily yes hardsided trailers have to follow the same precautions. A bear can rip open your car if they are so inclined.
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cconstancemarie
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Dogs also attract bears. I made the mistake of taking one of my tents I had taken my dogs in on a previous camping trip and my tent with me in it got sniffed by a bear at Yellowstone at Canyon Campgrounds about 4 years ago. It was the crack of dawn when bears are active and all the dogs in the campground were going crazy. Luckly nothing happened to me. I played dead until it moved on. I had gone up there for the four previous seasons without incidence in the same campground. I vowed I would never stay there without a hardsided again consequently, I bought a hybrid that acts like a hardsided if I sleep on the table which I plan to do next time I go up there. I respect bears and I know I am in their home however, knowing their there is enough for me I don't need to see them or hear them. So if you are taking a popup please make sure you have not had your dog in it besides storing your food properly and make sure you clean up after every meal. Do not sleep in clothes that you have eaten or cooked in and store all your dirty laundry, food, towels, bathroom necessities in your car with the windows and moon roof closed and locked. If you have a dog leave it at home. Remember Bears sense of smell is way better then ours and when we think we have cleaned something up the bears can still smell it. I forgot this DOGS HATE BEARS and BEARS HATE DOGS.
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Don't get too worried. Make the suggested precautions like keeping a clean camp and storing all your food stored in air-tight containers in your tow vehicle. There are lots of campers around and there are very few incidents with bears. Bears breaking into cars is more of a Sierra black bear thing.
As for bear 'repellent' - just remember that it's only to be used if a bear is charging you and not as a spray to keep bears out of your camp. People actually make this mistake. The smell can actually attract bears if you spray it around.
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