If you are on a camping trip of a lifetime, the last thing you need is a nosy animal getting into your food, or being attracted to your campsite. We're not just talking about rodents here, we are talking about bears!
A bear bag is a term used for hanging up your food to keep it away from animals. Despite being called a bear bag, you will need to use one even if you are camping in a location without any bears, as there may still be racoons, opossums, skunks, coyotes and other animals that will try to get your food.
A bear bag, or bear hang is a means of hanging up sacks or bags with barabiners and pulleys in order to suspend it in a tree, to protect it from bears and animals. The most common items that you would want to put in your bear bag are food items, personal items and anything you want to keep away and out of reach.
To create your bear bag, you can actually use a dry bag, as this is one of the more common types of bag used to pack up your food and hang up when camping. For instance, you could use this dry sack This should keep your food dry, and has a large capacity, whilst still being lightweight enough for you to carry around with ease on your trip.