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2torial #0892:
Learn2 Keep Your Food From Bears
(continued)
 Prepare your food bags and rope
Choose your rope carefully: it needs to be
strong enough to support the weight of your food;
it should have a smooth surface, which will let it
slide over the bark of the tree limb; and it should
remain knotted when tied (it shouldn't spring
apart).
- Divide your food and food trash
between the two stuff sacks (or whatever bags
you're using). Put a bit more in one of them, so
that it's heavier than the other. Secure the
openings of the bags so that nothing will fall
out, and leave a small opening at the top of the
lighter bag.
- Find a rock a bit smaller than your
fist lying around your campsite. You may find
that a rock with a flatter shape (as opposed to
a spherical shape) will be easier to tie up with
the rope. If you can't find a rock, use a small
can of food or a stick about 12" (25 cm) long.
You're not trying to create a heavy anchor, just
a weight with enough heft to lead the rope over
the branch when thrown.
- Tie one end of the rope to the rock
(or whatever object you're using). Make sure
that the rope is secure, so that the rock
doesn't fly off the rope and hit someone in the
head. Regarding knots: some folks get away with
using a granny or square knot, but that's not a
secure knot. You're better off taking some time
and learning a clove hitch or double half-hitch;
you'd use one or the other depending on the
shape of the rock. See 2torial
#0540: Tie
Basic Knots for the complete
instructions and diagrams.
- Find a spot near the tree with an
unobstructed view of the chosen limb.
Don't stand directly below the limb; stand off
to one side. Otherwise, you might heave the rock
over the limb and back down on your head (a good
way to hurt and embarass your self
simultaneously).
- Uncoil the rope so that it's lying
loosely at your feet. Make sure that it isn't
tangled in itself, or in the debris on the
ground. Don't stand on the rope, or the rock
won't be going anywhere.
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