Pro tip: I switched from stringing up a bear hang every night to a canister on the JMT and the time savings was wild

Quinn Johnson · 2026-09-25T18:20:02.965169+00:00

Did 11 days on the John Muir Trail out of Yosemite two summers ago and spent probably 45 minutes every single evening hunting for the perfect tree limb. Switched to a BearVault for my Sierra trip this year and I was eating dinner while my buddy was still throwing rocks at a branch. The hang gives you more room for food but the canister let me actually rest at camp instead of doing rope work in the dark. Anyone else made the switch and never gone back?

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Pro tip: I switched from stringing up a bear hang every night to a canister on the JMT and the time savings was wild | Backpacking Routes - Guest Forum