I keep the bottles within reach of my hand just in case I need a swig, but it might be handy too, to be able to chuck it if a bear comes around.:) Just another story to pass on. I have had critters chew on the upper part of the pocket on my hiking shorts, chew a hole in a brand new daypack on a week long trip in the Marble Mt. Wilderness on the same trip. Then there were the deer at Big Elk Lake that kept the teens up the night before I got there. I just slept between two large logs and chucked bark at them during the night and the dog was wondering what was going on.:)

A few years ago here, they were discussing odors in terms of quality. Like an empty candy bar wrapper versus an opened candy bar with contents still intact. Then you hear about bears smelling odors in a car and tearing into it because they smell something. Ok, off topic more.