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    Warning: don't keep wrappers in the ridgeline storage.

    I never, ever, eat in a hammock or tent or even store food there. Unless of course it's dark, I'm tired, wet & hungry and it's blowing rain sideways. I ate a dark chocolate bar and Pro Bar before bed and shoved them into a ZipLoc on the ridgeline. Bad idea. My primary food and trash were all in an Outsak that wasn't touched of course. The tent guys got it worse, but I also woke up to a hole in the bug netting right above the storage and a small nibble into the ziploc. I must have tossed and turned because that's as far as it got. Waking up to a mouse in a tent doesn't look fun, so I can imagine inside a zipped up hammock would be pretty horrible.

    Mice 20 miles in from your nearest trail head are ravenous!

    On the plus side, my new Dream Hammock performed flawlessly on my 5 night PCT hike. Great build quality! I started thinking how much that matters when you're in inclement weather and do not have the option to sleep in the car, another tent or just go home if something failed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Montexan View Post
    I never, ever, eat in a hammock or tent or even store food there. Unless of course it's dark, I'm tired, wet & hungry and it's blowing rain sideways. I ate a dark chocolate bar and Pro Bar before bed and shoved them into a ZipLoc on the ridgeline. Bad idea. My primary food and trash were all in an Outsak that wasn't touched of course. The tent guys got it worse, but I also woke up to a hole in the bug netting right above the storage and a small nibble into the ziploc. I must have tossed and turned because that's as far as it got. Waking up to a mouse in a tent doesn't look fun, so I can imagine inside a zipped up hammock would be pretty horrible.

    Mice 20 miles in from your nearest trail head are ravenous!

    On the plus side, my new Dream Hammock performed flawlessly on my 5 night PCT hike. Great build quality! I started thinking how much that matters when you're in inclement weather and do not have the option to sleep in the car, another tent or just go home if something failed.
    I have to say I am guilty of having snacks in my hammock. I am not usually out in the woods deep, as most of what I do is cubscout stuff. They normally keep wildlife far off. Over the summer I made a mistake (actually I allowed my son to make the mistake by not thinking it thru). My son wanted to take a snack with him and he put nuts in a ziplock bag and kept it in the outside front pouch in his osprey pack. A squirrel made it into the back and took out a golf ball sized hole in his gear. Good reason to always buy Osprey gear. Sent and fixed. It makes me rethink my wrappers and snacks in my hammock.

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    I try not to have food in my hammock either, but when I went to bed out on the trail this past weekend I kept smelling cherries. Then I realized there were cough drops in my ridgeline pocket! Into the bear bag they went. Which makes me a little paranoid about my med kit. I guess I need to throw that in the bear bag as well. The bear bag just keeps getting bigger and bigger.
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    Were you near a shelter? I'm not familiar with the PCT, but I've only heard of that issue at shelters on the AT. Makes sense as that's where they would congregate and expect to get food from hikers.
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    That is a good point. I often leave a tooth brush and paste hanging from ridgeline, because someone is often passing around snacks late at night by the campfire. But it would be wise to at least hang these from a 12' of spare guy line 20' or more from my hammock just in case. I can go a few days with no tooth paste. Critters visiting me is a bigger concern.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dakotaross View Post
    Were you near a shelter? I'm not familiar with the PCT, but I've only heard of that issue at shelters on the AT. Makes sense as that's where they would congregate and expect to get food from hikers.
    And that's why we avoided one camp some section hikers going the other way called, "mouse camp." But we were at a glacial fed alpine lake 11 or 20 miles from a TH that doesn't see many people except thru and section PCT hikers. The section I did was incredibly clean; a huge plus over car/boat camping party spots.

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    I always bear-bag my toothpaste & other toiletries with my food. So my bandana used for cleanup.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HappyCamper View Post
    The bear bag just keeps getting bigger and bigger.
    It sure does. I just got a big cuben fiber one from Zpacks and plan to carry food, stove, toiletries and first aid in it all the time. Everything in one place and easily hung at day's end.

    Still gotta remember to round up the sunblock though. Wonder about the grain alcohol I use as stove fuel? I'd hate to deal with a bunch of mean-drunk rodents.
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    Oregon is lucky that canisters aren't required anywhere I know of and hanging isn't a problem. But canisters are required in the Sierras or Olympics.

    Never heard of grain alcohols (WG and Iso yes) having issues with bears or rodents, but bears definitely like beer. They'll pull 'em out of a creek bed too--so don't sink that nice 4-pack of Ft. George.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Montexan View Post
    Oregon is lucky that canisters aren't required anywhere I know of and hanging isn't a problem. But canisters are required in the Sierras or Olympics.

    Never heard of grain alcohols (WG and Iso yes) having issues with bears or rodents, but bears definitely like beer. They'll pull 'em out of a creek bed too--so don't sink that nice 4-pack of Ft. George.

    Grain alcohol like Everclear is my choice for alcohol stove fuel. It is a but more expensive than other fuels but non-toxic if spilled. Many seem surprised I use it but it burns well and can be used for sterilization or pain relief in a pinch.
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