The Bare Boxer bear canister is one of the lightest approved bear canisters with a decent carrying capacity and a secure seal. The BearVault canisters are among the most popular on the market with ...

Bear canisters are essential when you’re hiking, backpacking, or otherwise traveling on foot through bear country. You might also hear them called bear safes, bear cans, or bear vaults. But those all ...

Throughout North America, when American black bears (Ursus americanus) enter backcountry campsites to obtain human food, undesirable and potentially dangerous incidents occur. This problem is ...

Starting Monday, campers in California’s Desolation Wilderness will be required to store food, trash and all scented items in a bearproof canister. In announcing the new regulation, the U.S. Forest ...

Backpackers heading into the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness are now required to store food and trash in a hard-sided bear-resistant container, according to a Forest Service order issued on Tuesday. ...

A bear sighting on a backpacking trip can be a truly memorable experience, especially when said bear is far away and moving in the opposite direction. When you’re walking, eating and sleeping in a ...

It may sound contradictory, but the people taking the biggest risks are usually the most safety conscious. Take Billy Lucas. For 30 years, the 57-year-old former Marine has been a Hollywood stuntman – ...

Colorado is home to a large population of black bears, with numbers estimated at 17,000-20,000 in the state. As humans venture into Colorado’s great outdoors to spend time in nature, it is important ...