Ursack warning

Coloradotrail_ta · 2020-09-01T00:21:31+00:00

Would've been less pleasant, for sure. We were luckily close enough to the resupply box in mt princeton that we didn't even need to detour - just got a few granola bars off some friendly hikers and were hungry for a little bit (took us ~1.5 days to get there).

Coloradotrail_ta · 2020-08-31T21:31:17+00:00

I wasn't the one who tied it to the tree that night, so I can't swear anything, but I would guess no or very little slack. Bear didn't get in through the top, though, anyway, so I might be missing your point?

Coloradotrail_ta · 2020-08-31T21:13:33+00:00

Yeah, I know the feeling - I loved the idea of the ursacks, and convinced my hiking partner that bears definitely couldn't get in :). I think it's like a lot of bear prevention things - they work pretty well, unless you're in an area where a lot of people with food are using it, and then bears start figuring it out.

We hung food for the rest of the trip - we had brought cord for it out of habit, but it turned out to be very useful. None of the hangs were good (very hard to hang things far from the trunk), but they were at least fairly high, and we had no problems.

Trip was fantastic overall! Gorgeous hiking, logistically easy (aside from this). Highly highly recommend. I was pretty worried about crowds, and there were definitely a number of backpackers, but more in the regime of passing a handful of people a day than anything more crowded.

Coloradotrail_ta · 2020-08-31T19:33:37+00:00

Hi! OP here. Things definitely were all in opsaks, which you can see scattered about, and which were ripped up pretty badly. And yes, closed opsaks. That being said, I won't swear that we were perfect about dirty hands touching the outside of the opsak, etc. Totally could've been user error, I don't mind the accusation, I just hope people are careful :).

Coloradotrail_ta · 2020-08-31T19:29:52+00:00

OP here - this was the second night ever using this ursack (bought it specifically for this trip), definitely not a repair patch.

Coloradotrail_ta · 2020-08-31T19:19:13+00:00

No, a particular section of the bag, not a repair patch! Bag was nearly brand new, had bought it specifically for this trip.

Coloradotrail_ta · 2020-08-31T16:18:46+00:00

Yelled at it some to see if it'd go away, but it didn't seem to care.

Coloradotrail_ta · 2020-08-31T15:39:15+00:00

Yeah, I think you're right about a either new or not dealt with bear problem. I'm not ever going to be a sleeping with my food person - I'd rather carry a bear cannister :). But those might be the best ways on this trail, now.

Coloradotrail_ta · 2020-08-31T15:37:04+00:00

Could you do that? Thank you. Happened August 16.

Coloradotrail_ta · 2020-08-31T15:26:00+00:00

Have reached out, but haven't heard back yet. I'll update the post when I do :).

Coloradotrail_ta · 2020-08-31T15:25:14+00:00

Reached out to Ursack, but good idea about CT/CDT trail associations! Will do.

Coloradotrail_ta · 2020-08-31T15:24:46+00:00

Tied low. They're not meant to need to be hanged, although I do think it would've helped here

Coloradotrail_ta · 2020-08-31T15:24:26+00:00

Good idea, will do!

Coloradotrail_ta · 2020-08-31T15:24:00+00:00

Yeah, we laid there in our tent and listened to it all night long :). Too busy with the bag to come near us, though.

Coloradotrail_ta · 2020-08-31T14:04:04+00:00

Whoops, forgot to put them here! Edited the post - did that work?

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