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Bears in Cars
Oct 18, 2022 08:16:19 #
Oct 18, 2022 08:57:38 #
jerryc41 wrote:
A local car was "Beared." Lock your car doors.
Locking the doors don't stop the bears, just pisses them off and they tear the doors open.
There have been many videos posted on the net of grizzlies wrecking cars for what ever.
Oct 18, 2022 09:11:37 #
StanMac
Loc: Tennessee
Bears are strong in the extreme. The owner of that car probably had left food in the car, or carried some take out home in it, leaving the aroma trapped in the car.
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Oct 18, 2022 09:15:37 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
Locking the doors don't stop the bears, just pisses them off and they tear the doors open.
Exactly.
Oct 18, 2022 09:52:05 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
Locking the doors don't stop the bears, just pisses them off and they tear the doors open.
There have been many videos posted on the net of grizzlies wrecking cars for what ever.
There have been many videos posted on the net of grizzlies wrecking cars for what ever.
But the inside remains pristine, and that's where people "live."
Oct 18, 2022 13:56:41 #
Don't under estimate a bear's nose. I watched a Natl Geo documentary that showed a bear open all the cans of beans EXCEPT the ones with jalapenos in them. If they want something bad enough they will get it
Oct 18, 2022 21:12:39 #
bikinkawboy
Loc: north central Missouri
The inside of that car looks better than my truck did after taking an 8 day vacation with my two young grandsons. The truck smelled like a monkey cage for months!
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Oct 19, 2022 07:11:43 #
tramsey wrote:
Don't under estimate a bear's nose. I watched a Natl Geo documentary that showed a bear open all the cans of beans EXCEPT the ones with jalapenos in them. If they want something bad enough they will get it
That's why Clorox of ammonia in a garbage can is a good idea. Clorox cologne might be a good idea for hiking.
Oct 19, 2022 09:05:09 #
Oct 19, 2022 10:32:58 #
bamfordr
Loc: Campbell CA
Manglesphoto wrote:
Locking the doors don't stop the bears, just pisses them off and they tear the doors open.
There have been many videos posted on the net of grizzlies wrecking cars for what ever.
There have been many videos posted on the net of grizzlies wrecking cars for what ever.
Some years ago we were camping at Sequoia NP. Big ruckus at night. In the morning we saw what a bear had done to a big locking dumpster. The folded edge had been bent down in eight or 10 places where the bear had inserted its claws. Makes no food in the tent a must. But what to do with the people?
Oct 19, 2022 12:51:47 #
jerryc41 wrote:
That's why Clorox of ammonia in a garbage can is a good idea. Clorox cologne might be a good idea for hiking.
Hey, that's a great idea Jerry. Thanks.
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Oct 19, 2022 14:56:29 #
Wow. Such devastation to a nice vehicle.
We used to camp (in a camper and truck), in the Sierra Mountain area.
At night we would pull the [cold chest] with meats and dairy on ice,
and slide them under the truck to keep the hungry bears out of the food.
After several days, we saw photographs of the bears entering the camps
and standing on the top of the "bear proof" trash containers.
We were then told that if the bears want "our" food containers, that if they
were large enough and had help, that they could try to push the vehicles
to the side, or even try to tip them over to get at the food chests.
How could a 700 pound bear move a vehicle......? I don't want to find out.
So we started putting the food chests on the (10 ft), roof of the camper. It worked.
Now some campground facility, provides "bear proof," steel containments.
We used to camp (in a camper and truck), in the Sierra Mountain area.
At night we would pull the [cold chest] with meats and dairy on ice,
and slide them under the truck to keep the hungry bears out of the food.
After several days, we saw photographs of the bears entering the camps
and standing on the top of the "bear proof" trash containers.
We were then told that if the bears want "our" food containers, that if they
were large enough and had help, that they could try to push the vehicles
to the side, or even try to tip them over to get at the food chests.
How could a 700 pound bear move a vehicle......? I don't want to find out.
So we started putting the food chests on the (10 ft), roof of the camper. It worked.
Now some campground facility, provides "bear proof," steel containments.
Oct 19, 2022 17:05:25 #
Oct 21, 2022 03:18:25 #
JBuckley wrote:
Wow. Such devastation to a nice vehicle. br br We... (show quote)
I can imagine bear rocking a car and maybe tipping it eventually if it's light enough. Would look pretty bizzare!
though! I'm usually using a bear bag, but that ofc has limitations on how much you can hang.
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