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How to protect food from animals when camping (HowCast)
beingzoe 2009-09-10 03:01:10 UTC

The best tip was don’t keep food in your tent, “or it and you might be the next meal.” Keeping your food away from you and away from animals is big deal.

Recently while camping in Missouri it sounded like night of the living dead outside my tent as raccoons attempted and partially succeeded in getting my food.

Tips from the video

• Never store food in your tent
• Keep food in a locked cooler or in a trunk if you car is nearby
• Put food in a sack and store it slung with a rope over a tree branch
• Use a bear resistant canister
• Use waterproof bags and store the food in a mesh nylon bag in a nearby stream
• Always keep your campsite clean

Did you know? A bear’s sense of smell is 7 times stronger than a bloodhound’s.

From the description at Youtube:

Getting back to nature can be an incredibly rewarding experience unless critters come along and ruin it! Here’s how to keep your food from being plundered.