Here's a decent website with pretty good information on proper food storage
in bear country.  And if anyone thinks bears can not really open up a car
like a tin can, you better think again!

http://www.nps.gov/yose/bears/

Adios
Jeff

At 11:42 PM 8/17/2004 -0700, alan sinclair wrote:
>In places that have bears, warning signs say not to keep any food in
>the car, with photos of vehicles which have been "can-opened" by
>bears.
>
>How do list members handle this problem?  How do we keep bears out of
>our '81 westie bedroom?  It wouldn't be fun to wake to a burgling
>bear, nor to have a door pulled off.
>
>thanks for any advice
>Alan
>(off to the Sierras in a day or two, and hoping to keep food on-board)

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