Author: BearVault

Win a Backpacker’s Pantry 3-day Meal Kit and BearVault BV475-Trek

We’ve teamed up with the backcountry meal experts at Backpacker’s pantry to set you up for backpacking season with a three day meal kit and a BearVault BV475-Trek! Enter now to win!

From the Colorado Trail Foundation: Bears, Critters, and Food Storage on the CT

It’s always interesting to see how different trail organizations approach food storage. Longer trails often pass through areas managed by several different organizations including the National Park Service, USFS, and BLM. This can make it very difficult to create a concise food storage plan for thru-hikers. Luckily, if you’re thinking about hiking the Colorado Trail, the […]

Featured In Backpacker Magazine: Is It Time to Retire the Bear Hang for Good?

Here at BearVault, we love when people ask good questions that challenge the status quo. That’s exactly what Dan Hu, author for Backpacker Magazine, did in his newest piece “Is It Time to Retire the Bear Hang for Good?“ In more and more places across the United States and Canada, land managers and folks recreating […]

Fly Fishing in Bear Country

Casting a fly line into the water is one of those experiences that has a way of hooking its participants. For many anglers, this passion quickly takes them beyond their neighborhood creek and in search of unpressured waters and scenic vistas. What some don’t recognize is that by leaving their neighborhood they are landing in […]

Courage on the Colorado Trail

What can you learn from a backpacking trip when everything goes wrong? If you’ve spent long enough in the outdoors (if you’re new to backpacking, check out our comprehensive guide!), you’re nearly guaranteed to have a story or two where things just didn’t go the way you imagined they would on your wilderness getaway. Some people […]

A Tale of Two Bears

Have you seen BearVault’s newest educational tool and artwork – A Tale of Two Bears? View the Full Artwork A Tale of Two Bears illustrates the inspiring story of two bears, Ash and Arbor. One bear is exposed to proper food storage and the other is not. What happens next is illustrated in captivating artwork […]

Hiking with Bears on the Appalachian Trail

“There’s absolutely nothing I can do against a momma bear and three cubs … All I did was scream and cough but it did absolutely nothing because there was food there.” How does someone get in this situation: lying in their tent, miles from the closest road, listening to four bears try their hardest to […]

BearVault ❤️’s Leave No Trace

Learning From the Pros About Camping Without Impact