Hanging Food on AT in GSMNP?
Planning an over nighter on the AT in GSMNP in May. Do I really need to hang my food? Just taking light snack stuff, I'll have in ziploc bags.
Yes. And not just food, but also toothpaste, deodorant, and anything with scents.
RainMan
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[I]ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: ... Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit....[/I]. Numbers 35
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My last 5 trips in GSMNP (when I still lived there) had bears visiting the campsite. If anything, it keeps the bears by the bear lines and not by your hammock. It's just as much for the bear's protection as for yours. If bears get used to humans they might have to be euthanized. Rain man is right, ANYTHING that smells should be on the bear line. Bears are curious!Originally Posted by Rain Man
Yes. And not just food, but also toothpaste, deodorant, and anything with scents.
Rain
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Every shelter has bearbagging lines. Use them as Rain Man describes. It was astounding how much bear sign I encountered through GSMNP last October, plus a very close bear encounter at a shelter just after I finished my lunch.
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Deodorant? DEODORANT? I know you and me wouldn't think of carrying that and giving up our right to stink!deodorant
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No, if you are itching to wrestle with a bear in the middle of the night!Do I really need to hang my food? Just taking light snack stuff, I'll have in ziploc bags.
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