Not sure which thread this should be in...move it to another admins if there is a better one! I will be hiking in bear country without a bear canister (not required...yippee!) in Sept. There will be bear poles. I am unclear on what those are...but I think you have to throw your bag of food up at them. I am thrilled to not have a canister...and also, have never actually done the whole throw your food up a tree routine. I am 5"3...and throw like a girl (which luckily I am...but still). What kind of bag should I buy for food storage? I don't have gobs of money! And ideas about the whole throw your food in a tree (up a pole) gig? Thanks in advance!