Do you hang your pack from a tree at night?

[Jeff Kindy]

I usually lay it under me. I have a coon try and make away with it. One time that I did hang it on a tree trunk, ants made it into my pack. A LOT of ants.
As I get my pack lighter I am looking at hanging it on the suspension under my tarp.

[Hctits]

last fall I was tent camping with some friends, the food had been in their tent a few days, on our second to last day they had gone hiking early in the morning.

I decided to hide all the food from them waaaaay up in the trees. not long after there was a black bear sniffing around our camp!

And yes the sign on the tree was warning about possible bear activity in the area...

[pumkinpete]

I use a piece of 550 cord that 48inches long and then take another piece and make a pussic knot,then the 48 inch piece make a loop in the end of the 550.it go around the tree .the Pass through the loop.it and then carabiner it to the tree.by the pussic knot.

[Jcavenagh]

The pack is usually empty or nearly so when I hit the hay, so I clip it on the suspension at my feet. No critters, no rain or mud, no spiders or other insects get in.

I don't camp in bear country very often, but when I do, the food goes a bit from camp and either in a can or hung up high.

[Oblomov]

I use a piece of 550 cord that 48inches long and then take another piece and make a pussic knot,then the 48 inch piece make a loop in the end of the 550.it go around the tree .the Pass through the loop.it and then carabiner it to the tree.by the pussic knot.

I stick as many alpine butterflies as there are packs (all quite small) in a length of paracord, thread a cyalume onto it, and pop it up between two trees a few feet apart with a slippery bowline and a slippery tautline hitch. I hang the packs using throwline soft shackle biners or s-biners.

The packs bounce about when you're fishing about in them, but helps keep the camp tidy and organised. Usually tie a trash sack too, as we don't get much trouble from critters here in Derbyshire, a badger being the largest thing you could expect to encounter. Being off the ground is a big plus here as they're not renowned tree-climbers.

[FLRider]

I hang both pack components (odd pack design) from my head and foot end suspensions using their sternum straps. This does triple duty: it keeps my pack off of the ground, keeping it clean(er) and relatively bug-free; it helps block incoming wet weather when the wind shifts; and it keeps water in an easy-to-reach spot for hot nights (one of the components is a Camelbak carrier; that goes at the head end).

Hope it helps!

[XTrekker]

spilled a bottle of permethrin in my pack. Ever since then nothing goes near it. But I still hang it from a tree..