- 1). Put all food and garbage into sealable, airtight bags, such as Ziploc bags. Divide these bags of food and other odoriferous equipment into two piles of equal weight.
- 2). Put each pile into a separate plastic garbage bag. Tie the bags shut and put each bag into its own stuff sack.
- 3). Tie a rock to one end of a 100-foot length of parachute cord, then throw the rock and cord over a strong, sturdy tree branch 20 to 30 feet off the ground and 8 to 10 feet away from the tree trunk.
- 4). Tie one filled stuff sack to one end of the parachute cord using a sturdy knot, and hoist that bag off the ground until it reaches the tree branch.
- 5). Untie the rock.
- 6). Tie the taut cord in your hand to the second stuff sack full of food, leaving a loop in the knot. Remember, you're still holding the first bag in the air.
- 7). Stuff all the excess parachute cord into the stuff sack.
- 8). Push the lower bag up with your hands. The first bag will come down as you push up the second, since they are counterbalancing each other over the limb.
- 9). Use a sturdy stick to push up the bottom of the stuff sack even more so it's out of reach of a bear (at least 12 to 15 feet high).
- 10
Use the loop in the second knot to retrieve the bags. Put a stick in the loop and pull downward.
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