Bear-resistant food storage container

Hard-sided bear cans employ such materials as polycarbonate, ABS plastic, carbon fiber, and aluminum in their construction.

SIBBG conducts visual inspection and various structural tests, then containers are filled with food and left in the cages of captive black bears in a zoo in California.

[6] The (IGBC) first conducts a visual inspection to identify products that may be harmful to humans or the captive test bears.

To pass the IGBC certification, a bear must have a total of one hour of direct contact with the product, not counting licking.

Most canisters are designed to resist clawing and biting from bears rather than loaded drops from trees or cliffs.

To prevent a bear from rolling it away, a hiker can leave the container in a bush, a shallow depression, or wedged between rocks or logs.

The rationale is that bears, being unable to reach the food, are less drawn to campsites and pose less of a threat to campers and their equipment.

[11] Bears are also effective climbers who climb trees to retrieve hung food or bite through ropes.