That's exactly why I was thinking. Except my idea was to tuck bacon in the roof gutters and in the rear side air intakes of the distant neighbor.
;-)

BenT

On Feb 11, 2011, at 11:13 AM, Mike South <msouth@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> I know of an alternate strategy, which I think I would be remiss in keeping
> to myself.  I will preface this with mentioning that I think we should all
> make a pact right now not to use this on a neighboring vanagon (unless it's
> someone with a noisy generator).  There's such a thing as taking a good
> strategy too far, after all.
> 
> http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/1998-02-16/index.html
> 
> mike
> 
> On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 9:42 AM, Sheilah Rogers <sheilah@sheilah.org> wrote:
> 
>> here i go with another "dumb" question, well actually, it's an admission of
>> sorts.
>> 
>> for all the camping i've done in my dear Vanna, i've somehow only gone to
>> Yosemite once. for those who don't know, yosemite is famous for, among other
>> things, having lots of curious and hungry bears.
>> 
>> the one time i went, the ranger told us to stow our food in bear containers
>> and to absolutely not leave any food in our tent or car.
>> 
>> i looked at him flummoxed.
>> 
>> regarding his safety precautions, i sleep "in a kitchen". one that gets
>> cooked in. one that's presumably permeated by food smells, at least from the
>> perspective of a bear's nose.
>> 
>> so i put the food in the bear container. decided not to pop the top just in
>> case the smells of dinner were particularly delightful.
>> 
>> the next morning the ranger came by and asked us if we heard the bear
>> rummaging next to the van. we had not.
>> 
>> i thought about how i camp in more coastal areas, or in the desert, but
>> usually not in the woods.
>> 
>> so fellow van owners who camp in bear country and cook in their van, do you
>> pop your top? do you sleep soundly without dreams of bears ripping through
>> your canvas top?
>> 
>> do you think about the smell of your kitchen?
>> 
>> do you think it's impossible to separate the smell of food from where you
>> sleep, assuming you like to sleep in the cozy of your delightful van bed?
>> 
>> s.
>>