Is a bear bag even necessary on the Appalachian Trail this time

Bear bag is so people have something to find when they are looking for your body.

>>866977
On the application trail, I'd say absolutely.

Critters ranging from mice to bears are accustomed to hikers leaving/feeding them human food, so they are much more attracted to the smell of it. You can thank the meme factor of the AT for that, and would have less to worry about in a more remote/less traveled trail.

A bear bag takes less then 5 minutes to put up and weighs less then a pound. Just use the thing.

>>866977
nah man. you don't need it. leave the food in your tent. I feel it will take you where you need to be.

>>866977
Yes, you need it. Don't be a retard.

First off, if you're doing a thru hike, you will be there the entire winter and into the spring. Secondly, don't be a fucking idiot.

>>866977
are you starting your through hike now?!? i hope you are going south to north.

>>867010
im with this guy. i would rather have it not be necessary and have it than finding out you needed it at a later date.


ill probably get flack for this but sometimes i just use my stuff sack and swing it over a branch.

6 years of hiking the at I have never bear bagged. Everything stays in my tent and I have never had a problem

You don't even need to buy an overpriced "bear bag."

I use a 21L REI compression sack.

>put food in
>compress
>pct hang it

Costs like $15 and weighs nothing

>>871316
Pff, mines even better and cheaper. 1 dollar cheap cloth bag and some rope. Not a word of a lie lol

>>871318
Whatever it takes mayne