Comments on: Brainy bruin a master thief

By: How to scare a bear @

How to scare a bear @ — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:14:42 +0000

[...] issue. And if you’re interested in bears, you’ll be interested in our earlier post about Yellow-Yellow, the bear that learned how to open food [...]

By: Dirigo

Dirigo — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:52:10 +0000

“Smaaarrter than the average bear…)

By: Nogods

Nogods — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:55:48 +0000

Bear season will be coming ’round again soon.

This problem could be easily resolved.

By: Jeff Abbott

Jeff Abbott — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:09:17 +0000

Wow, Yellow-Yellow is a very intelligent (and rare) bear! My BearVault hasn’t met a bear yet that could crack it open for my tasty treats! I’ve used my BV for a few years now and love it! (Also doubles as a camping seat.)

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:16:44 +0000

Thanks, Suz. Afterward, I thought I had one too many references to “she-bear.” It should be assumed that any bear smart enough to open a canister must be female.

By: suz

suz — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:12:08 +0000

hi phil, great story about the wily she-bear!

By: Jonathan Mulyca

Jonathan Mulyca — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:05:34 +0000

thanks for contributing something useful Derek.

By: Phil

Phil — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:59:16 +0000

I thought I’d share the reaction of a friend who sent me a message via Facebook:

“I think the Bear Vault folks are running the risk of creating a canister that is hiker-proof, too. It reminds me of something Bobby Valentine said about the art of crafting signs and signals, when he was managing the Mets: ‘We need to make them complicated enough so that their smart guys don’t get ‘em, but simple enough so that out dumb guys do.’”

By: Derek

Derek — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:39:21 +0000

The word is breaking….

By: Jonathan Mulyca

Jonathan Mulyca — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:29:31 +0000

I was at marcy dam last weekend and was told by a ranger that bv350 and 450 were broken into by actually braking the lid. I knew this last year after purchasing a vault so I drilled three holes and used a multi tool to screw the screws through the lid and into the can. The ranger said it would not work, however he did not allow me to test it. I feel a little upset that I cannot try something but these companies are able to, and to top it off Im forced to purchase their product so I can once again enjoy hiking and camping in the adirondacks. How about we attach a battery and some wire to the outside of the vault. after being shocked once or twice they might just learn to stay away from the can. Anyway, great story. Im glad I know the name of the bear, I hope I never run into her.