Elsewhere in the backcountry, bear canisters are required and only
solid approved ones at that.
We went to a backcountry site where we knew we could use the lockers,
but we also happened to have soft bear bags made from high tech,
tear proof Kevlar & Spectra fabrics.
(NOTE: Not approved in Yosemite,
but were not restricted at previous location in Kings Canyon)
The Yosemite ranger explains this to me:
“Don’t go past here with those non approved units” $250 fine ..or something.
“Just so you know, the bear will chew your tie line, walk off with your bag
and sink it in the river, squeeze the bag and then drink the juice….”
Humm, I certainly did not think of that!
Kind of a nutty flavored everlasting gobstopper!