Bear Bag Hanging Rope

Pull on the loose end of the rope to raise the bag as high as it will go.

Bear bag hanging rope.

Usually you ll need about 20 50 feet of rope to hang a bear bag. To do this first place the stick in front of your rope and then wrap the rope around the stick once. If you ve done the pct bear hang correctly your food bag should be at least 10 feet off the ground and 5 feet down from the branch. With your bear bag still up high touching the branch grab your small stick and reach up as high as you can and attach your stick to the rope using a clove hitch knot.

Pay attention to which hang you want to use. Then slowly release the rope so your food bag comes down to the ground. 100 of rope or parachute cord 2. Stuff sack large enough for all food trash and smellables soap bug spray toothpaste etc.

2 mm arborists cord with a very high tensile strength for hanging things in trees. Thin rope can damage trees. How to hang a bear bag 4 easy steps 4 easy steps to hang a bear bag using the pct method complete with reviews of the best lightweight bear bags for backpacking. You ll need some lightweight strop rope for hanging the bear bag.

Split your bear bag items into two bags and tie one end of the rope to one of your bags. Suspend details below bear bagging is an essential skill for backpackers even for those who are not traveling in bear country. Dynaglide is a highly visible snag free throwline made from 100 hmpe high modulus polyethylene that is pre stretched and tensile set then treated with a urethane coating. Keep your food safe from bears rodents and other woodland creatures with our ultralight bear bagging kit.

Featuring a large food bag rock sack and 50ft of 2 0mm z line slick cord our bear bagging kit is everything you need to make sure your food is safe while you sleep. A bear hang is an improvised system of cord sacks or bags and sometimes carabiners and pulleys used to suspend food in a tree primarily to protect it from black bears as well as from rodents especially in high use campsites and grizzly bears in select areas only. Tie on twig 4. Some hang methods require more rope.

In order to properly hang a bear bag there are a few necessary pieces of equipment. Attach the first bag.