At 9:13 PM 7/16/96, Mark McCulley wrote:
>This trip report reminds me of a question that arose on my recent trip to
>the Canadian Rockies. Should you follow the same precautions camping in a
>Westfalia that you follow camping in a tent in bear country? In other
>words, should you be concerned about a bear ripping through the poptop
>canvas to get at the food in the van?

I have been told many times by park rangers that even a metal door won't
stop a bear if they really want to get in.  I would recommend not keeping
*any* food in the camper while in bear country.  I often violate this rule
in practice, but it would be different if I had kids/wife with me.

-David

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David Schwarze                   '73 VW Safare Custom Camper       (Da Boat)
Dallas, Texas, USA               '73 Capri GT 2800                (Da Beast)
e-mail: ddes@anet-dfw.com        '87 Mustang Lx 5.0          (13.986@100.81)
http://www.anet-dfw.com/~ddes    '93 Weber WG-50                  (Da Piano)
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