Happy Tuesday everyone,
Fairly new to the whole backpack camping scene and want to make sure I am prepared for my upcoming 5 night trip to RMNP. Everyday we’ll be hiking between 6 and 10 miles to a different backcountry site.
In the past, all my trips have been short durations where the vehicle is within a few miles and an easy in/out.
1. Bear canister. This is required at rmnp and I understand all food and wrappers will get housed in this for the entire trip. Where should this be at camp, or should this still be left outside of camp hung?
2. Don’t sleep in the clothes you cook in. I’ll have clothing designated just for sleeping but the ones I cooked with and hiked with during the day, what’s the best way to store and keep those at camp?
3. Scented items such as toothpaste, deodorant, and a E-cig and juice for it since a guy that’s coming loves his nicotine. Where is his stuff supposed to be stored around camp?
Really, just looking for best practices all around. Rather be safe than sorry! How do you professionals handle the above?
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Fairly new to the whole backpack camping scene and want to make sure I am prepared for my upcoming 5 night trip to RMNP. Everyday we’ll be hiking between 6 and 10 miles to a different backcountry site.
In the past, all my trips have been short durations where the vehicle is within a few miles and an easy in/out.
1. Bear canister. This is required at rmnp and I understand all food and wrappers will get housed in this for the entire trip. Where should this be at camp, or should this still be left outside of camp hung?
2. Don’t sleep in the clothes you cook in. I’ll have clothing designated just for sleeping but the ones I cooked with and hiked with during the day, what’s the best way to store and keep those at camp?
3. Scented items such as toothpaste, deodorant, and a E-cig and juice for it since a guy that’s coming loves his nicotine. Where is his stuff supposed to be stored around camp?
Really, just looking for best practices all around. Rather be safe than sorry! How do you professionals handle the above?
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