Originally Posted by
Machka
If you're touring in Australia or places like England and France, you don't really need to hang your food up.
Even in Canada, the hanging the food part doesn't happen till after supper.
No matter how familiar you are with bears, sometimes hanging your food up may not be enough --
Some years ago I was on a solo tour in Sumatra. I wasn't carrying any food; I just ate my meals in the villages.
Well into the trip I met some Americans in the bush who were working for one of the oil companies. They asked me some questions about my trip, then asked "where have you been staying at night?". "Umm, just sleeping in the jungle," I said. Their reply: "Aren't you worried about the tigers?"
