A question on the use of bear cannisters.
I have recently purchased a bear cannister. It is a garcia machine made type. I would imagine the same rules for distance away from your camp site apply but here are my qustions. The cannister is black and probably hard to find for humans. Is it permissible to mark your spot with a flourescent orange tape or is the zero impact method of landmarking the location the requested method.
Do people put their cannisters under logs or wedge between rocks to increase the difficulty of a bear getting at it (I have seen homemade cannisters wedged underneath bridges)?
Do people put their names or identifying marks on their cannisters or is there a need to keep them black to make them harder to find?
(A bear could probably find them by smell).
Thanks
I have recently purchased a bear cannister. It is a garcia machine made type. I would imagine the same rules for distance away from your camp site apply but here are my qustions. The cannister is black and probably hard to find for humans. Is it permissible to mark your spot with a flourescent orange tape or is the zero impact method of landmarking the location the requested method.
Do people put their cannisters under logs or wedge between rocks to increase the difficulty of a bear getting at it (I have seen homemade cannisters wedged underneath bridges)?
Do people put their names or identifying marks on their cannisters or is there a need to keep them black to make them harder to find?
(A bear could probably find them by smell).
Thanks