Uploaded July 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Part 9, of this 4-day solo canoe trip series, first canoe trip of spring, 2018: I show where I place my food/bear barrel, relative to the tent location, and discuss reasons why I place it so that I can see it and hear if an animal may be messing with it. Hanging food barrels or packs from trees in this boreal forest is almost impossible, due to the branch structure of the spruce and pine here. White birch is about the only tree species here with an open enough branch structure to throw a weighted line over and hoist and suspend a food pack between two trees. There were no large enough white birch trees close enough to this campsite. On the treeless tundra further north in grizzly range, barrels always have to be on the ground anyways.
Keeping the food barrel absolutely clean and never touching it with food residue on my hands, is my way of reducing risk of a bear deciding it will try to open the food barrel. The barrel lid rim is plastic and a big bear could rip it open if it really wanted to. By keeping the barrel clean and with no food scent on the outside, that minimizes the risk.
More to come in this series!
The entire series will be linked in my playlist: "Solo Canoe 4-day Trip – Spring 2018", parts to be added as I get them done: youtube.com/watch?v=28lYHA7OKuI&list=PLAy7lnVQVxjMEU6SxBrZa4LhUWwNOz8Tp
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Part 9, of this 4-day solo canoe trip series, first canoe trip of spring, 2018: I show where I place my food/bear barrel, relative to the tent location, and discuss reasons why I place it so that I can see it and hear if an animal may be messing with it. Hanging food barrels or packs from trees in this boreal forest is almost impossible, due to the branch structure of the spruce and pine here. White birch is about the only tree species here with an open enough branch structure to throw a weighted line over and hoist and suspend a food pack between two trees. There were no large enough white birch trees close enough to this campsite. On the treeless tundra further north in grizzly range, barrels always have to be on the ground anyways.
Keeping the food barrel absolutely clean and never touching it with food residue on my hands, is my way of reducing risk of a bear deciding it will try to open the food barrel. The barrel lid rim is plastic and a big bear could rip it open if it really wanted to. By keeping the barrel clean and with no food scent on the outside, that minimizes the risk.
More to come in this series!
The entire series will be linked in my playlist: "Solo Canoe 4-day Trip – Spring 2018", parts to be added as I get them done: youtube.com/watch?v=28lYHA7OKuI&list=PLAy7lnVQVxjMEU6SxBrZa4LhUWwNOz8Tp
If you liked this video, please hit the "Like" button, and please consider sharing and subscribing, and click the bell for future notifications, thank you!
