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General Discussion / Just the Bear essentials
« on: July 03, 2011, 01:25:46 am »
Hi All,
My wife and I will soon be starting our first bike tour, I have been searching this forum for information on Bear country and have found the answers for almost all my questions (there is some great info on here).
What I am still not sure on is:
1) No food in the tent...... OK, so if we wish to have our handlebar bag in the tent for security does that mean that we cannot keep our snacks in it during the day?
We are riding a section of the ACA Pacific Coast from Crescent City (actually starting at Grants Pass, it's the closest place where we can drop off the rental car), and changing to the Trans America trail at Florence and ending our tour at Cody, Wyoming.
2) How much of this route do we need to be Bear Aware? We plan on camping as much as possible, do we need to hang our food all the time?
3) Should we be purchasing Bear spray, or is the TA too well traveled?
My wife is Swiss and I'm a Kiwi so therefore we do not have much experience with the American wildlife. I have read, and I am sure it is true that Bears pose a very small risk, I just want to make sure that we are doing all the right things as much for the safety of the Bears.
We are due to fly out in less than 2 weeks.
Thanks for your advice!
Chris
My wife and I will soon be starting our first bike tour, I have been searching this forum for information on Bear country and have found the answers for almost all my questions (there is some great info on here).
What I am still not sure on is:
1) No food in the tent...... OK, so if we wish to have our handlebar bag in the tent for security does that mean that we cannot keep our snacks in it during the day?
We are riding a section of the ACA Pacific Coast from Crescent City (actually starting at Grants Pass, it's the closest place where we can drop off the rental car), and changing to the Trans America trail at Florence and ending our tour at Cody, Wyoming.
2) How much of this route do we need to be Bear Aware? We plan on camping as much as possible, do we need to hang our food all the time?
3) Should we be purchasing Bear spray, or is the TA too well traveled?
My wife is Swiss and I'm a Kiwi so therefore we do not have much experience with the American wildlife. I have read, and I am sure it is true that Bears pose a very small risk, I just want to make sure that we are doing all the right things as much for the safety of the Bears.
We are due to fly out in less than 2 weeks.
Thanks for your advice!
Chris