Hiking Gear Reviews, Expert Tips, & Trail Guides

Philip Werner put up a great rant this week about bear bagging and the importance of properly protecting your food in the wilderness. There’s been a lively discussion on his post about the best food storage techniques and how to fix the general problem that animals are getting into human food too much in the wilderness. When animals get human food, it damages their natural foraging instincts and hurts the environment. It also causes pests around established campsites and can be deadly for the animals themselves.

Take a pair of scissors and chop up your backpack. If I wasn’t already a UL backpacker, I wonder if I’d ever give it a second chance.