I'm a " hanger ", but you could see myself becoming a " stash-er" under the right circumstances ;)
I have a question about the blue barrels?
I know their not really bear proof like the food vault types are. I also know you want to use a pin/clip to lock the steel rim ring securely in case a bear does find and investigate your stash.
My question concerns the bears ability to haul your barrel away from site, maybe somewhere you can follow and retrieve it.
I read that you shouldn't tie off your barrel, as that gives the bear the leverage to bite/maul it, much more than if it was rolling around. I get that.
I see the many of the blue barrels have two folding type handles on them. It seems to me that could be a weak link in the "system" that would allow a clever bear to be able to pin barrel down with his paw or carry it away very easily?
A little Googling and I found that Eureka makes some hi-vis orange barrels that have molded in handles that appear to remedy this problem IF it's even an issue :-/
Anyone have similar concerns or heard about such occurrences?