bear bag
(noun)
bear bag (noun) — A robust and waterproof food storage bag made to safeguard food in bear environments.
A robust and waterproof food storage bag made to safeguard food in bear environments. Campers place their food items and cooking supplies into these bags. They then use a rope to suspend these bags from a high tree limb, out of reach and far from camp. Doing so helps mask food odors, prevent access from bears, and (when done correctly) reduce the risk of human-to-bear contact.
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Don’t forget your bear bag when heading into the backcountry—unless you want to be on the news for the wrong reasons.
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What is bear bag?
A robust and waterproof food storage bag made to safeguard food in bear environments. Campers place their food items and cooking supplies into these bags. They then use a rope to suspend these bags from a high tree limb, out of reach and far from camp. Doing so helps mask food odors, prevent access from bears, and (when done correctly) reduce the risk of human-to-bear contact.
How do you use "bear bag" in a sentence?
Don’t forget your bear bag when heading into the backcountry—unless you want to be on the news for the wrong reasons.
What is another word for bear bag?
Common synonyms for bear bag include food bag and bear-resistant bag.
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