The last two summers I've gone from Williamstown to Middlebury Gap. Next week I'll head from Middlebury to Journey's End. For the south half I carried and at first used bear bag, 30 ft. of rope, biner, but this isn't the Rockies, and the biggest thing I saw in a shelter was a mouse.

Any need for this stuff in the north? Or will hanging from the tuna cans do? Rope's not much use above tree line in any case.

Thanks.

I've made the trip twice and never seen a bear, always hung my food from the mouse guards in shelters, but I haven't been on the LT in 10 years.

Last year on the AT I had to hang my food every night of my trip (GA-VA), while back in 1995 I only had to worry about bears in the Smokies in the south, times have changed and loss of habitat means bears are roaming further and further.

Maybe talk to the GMC.