Someone above said: "Pots/pans and food go in the trunk of the car." Last spring, while camping in the Lake Tahoe area and on the east side of the Sierras, many campgrounds had bear boxes like in Ray's picture and it was mandatory that you use them. Notices everywhere said to NOT leave food or anything scented in the trunk of your car. Evidently bears have learned that car trunks are likely places to find food nd will rip them open to investigate. Campground hosts gave us conflicting advice. Some said it was OK to leave food in your
refrigerator in your trailer and one said you could leave food in your cupboards as long as you were camping in a hard-sided trailer or RV. Like the picture in Donna's original post shows though, a FG trailer is not bear-proof! We struggled to do the right thing, putting dog food, food from our cupboards, the ice chest we keep in the car and toiletries and cosmetics in the bear box. It was a hassle and hard to fit everything in. We left food in the
fridge though. We do carry bear spray just in case.
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