> Bear bagging blows and sucks in my view

I so agree with that. Where I walk, there are a lot of trees growing in poor soil. Lots of trees fall, and they tend to take out the tender lower limbs on young trees. So most trees that are old enough to have limbs large enough to hang a bag from have no limbs low enough. It can take some looking to find a good hanging tree.

On the other hand, I don't like the alternatives. I don't want to listen to things trying to get into an Ursack tied to a tree, and I don't want to carry the extra weight of a bear canister (though I reconsider it every year after hanging bags night after night). So I muddle on. Even without bears around I'd hang my food because raccoons are clever and evil little critters from 4377.