I've kept food in the van at Lake Tahoe camping, no problems. Pop top van.

Mike

On 8/3/07 7:50 PM, "BA" <oddstray@ODDSTRAY.COM> wrote:

> On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 18:49:05 -0700, you wrote:
>
>> ... Keeping the
>> cooler inside in black bear country is essential if food is wanted in
>> morning.
>
> Oooooh!
>
> Erm ...
>
> We only once camped in bear country, and they provided bear boxes at
> the campsites.  I moved all our "attractive" stuff over to the bear
> box.  I didn't want a bear to decide to breach our canvas pop-top,
> especially since I was sleeping within a few inches of it.
>
> Anyone have any estimate of what's "safe" versus what's "paranoid"?
> I'd really like to go happily back up into bear country (California's
> Sierras ... among the most glorious parts of this earth that I've ever
> seen!!! :-D)
>
>
> (Just becuz yer paranoid duzn't mean they're not out to get ya!!!)
>
> B&S
> '87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc'
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