Originally Posted by
MattBuck30
I would recommend at least bringing a rope so that you can hang your food outside of the shelter high in the trees. During my thru hike, I took on the attitude that I would not have any problems with Bears after I had no problems the first couple of months. I became lazy and it finally came back to haunt me when a Bear came in the middle of the night, ripped my food bag down, and ate everything in sight (I had just re-supplied). Granted, this was in the NC/TN area and I did not have any problems up North, but better safe than sorry!