Originally Posted by sth
I think valygrl's point was : not a good idea to have food in your tent...very bad idea. Toothpaste and other delicious smelling things too. BC, the Rockies and the Yukon = grizzlies with very good noses. Food goes up a tree.
Yea, that's what I was thinking from what she wrote too. Place foodstuffs and even clothing you've used while cooking at least 100 yards from your tent when not in use. I prefer bear-proof cannisters to the tree thing though. I've had funny things happen with the latter - not from bears, but resourceful raccoons or other unknown critters smart enough to climb out on a branch.