Gadgetory

hey guys I'm Miranda with REI it's important to protect your food from bears and some places may actually require you to carry a bear canister how do you decide which one is right for you let's talk about it so anything that markets itself as a bear canister is going to be made from a bear resistant material but then there's a wide variety of shapes and sizes and colors that you might find as well as access to the contents inside the canister so some canisters like this one will have a screw like mechanism on the top and these you will unlock to open the canister you can unlock these with a quarter or a screwdriver or really sharp fingernails if you have them this does require you to carry something else with you but one easy way to make this easier is to carry a washer a text record on your pack this makes it really simple to unlock and open so this one has a built in mechanism other canisters like this one might have screws so you'll unscrew those fully again you can use that washer and then just make sure you don't lose them another type of access to canister you might find are these screw locks I have these tabs these guys here that will essentially keep the canister from being opened by bears but can be open by people and so you'll unlock these by pressing and then pushing the tab past the lock this is a little challenging to do especially when it's cold outside because the material is less valuable and your fingers are cold but it can be made a little bit easier by signing a credit card in there or just by using something that has a little bit more surface area to press down and open up the canister so those are just two of the main types of canister access that you might find as you can see they also come in a variety of sizes so small canisters like this one are great for weekend trips or where you're just carrying food for yourself and then larger canisters like these guys allow you to carry food for multiple days or for multiple people bright canisters like this orange one make it easy to find them at night if you hide them away from your camp and then canisters that are clear make it easier to see the contents inside the canister if you like the idea of having something really bright you can always add reflective strips of tape or color to the outside of your canister and then give it a little bit of useful personalization so that's bare canisters if you are headed in a place that requires you to carry a bear canister and you don't want to carry something like this you can check regulations and see if a bear sack might be allowed so this is a bear sack these are made from a bear resistant materials the Bears can't bite or claw through this material and these are not always allowed in areas that require bare canisters so make sure you're checking regulations before you get something like this the plus side of a bear sack is that it is much lighter and much more compact than a bear canister the downside is that if not used properly bears can crush your food and then you'll be eating macaroni powder for the duration of your trip so make sure you're following the manufacturer's directions and then you can also get an aluminum liner to help protect the contents of your bear sack and make it less likely for bears to crush it you want to take all these factors into consideration when you're choosing what's best for you balancing the weight and size and ease of access out with whether or not you can use a bear sack or canister where you're camping while these are really great and lightweight one of the coolest things about carrying a bear canister is that you can use it as a seat at camp and it's really the one thing that makes it bearable if you're an outdoor enthusiast or traveler you know the size and weight matters do ultra light storm off down jacket from outer vitals is built to be the most warm packable and lightweight jacket you'll ever own nobody likes huge heavy packs weighing them down on their adventures a 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