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veritascs
Jun 9, 2010, 3:42 PM
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Hey, my buddy and are working on a wall and the hike isn't easy, a little over 3 miles and about 1500 vertical. Doing this with doubles, aid gear, bolting gear, and camping gear is tiresome, every weekend. I was thinking of bringing a standard 5 gallon bucket up and stashing some gear in there. Will this work, or will the infamous marmot be able to eat its way through? Any advice on storing gear would be greatly appreciated.
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petsfed
Jun 9, 2010, 4:10 PM
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If you can find something overhanging, hang the bucket bear-bag style. Marmots are wiley creatures, but they don't climb that well.
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majid_sabet
Jun 9, 2010, 4:22 PM
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veritascs wrote: Hey, my buddy and are working on a wall and the hike isn't easy, a little over 3 miles and about 1500 vertical. Doing this with doubles, aid gear, bolting gear, and camping gear is tiresome, every weekend. I was thinking of bringing a standard 5 gallon bucket up and stashing some gear in there. Will this work, or will the infamous marmot be able to eat its way through? Any advice on storing gear would be greatly appreciated.
I remember how two our friends where crying for days after their 5 gal was stolen with $1500 worth of new gear near half dome
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veritascs
Jun 9, 2010, 4:28 PM
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Eeeeks that is a bummer. However, I'm not worried about that where we are climbing.
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dynosore
Jun 9, 2010, 4:59 PM
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Yes they can easily chew through a bucket. As mentioned, hang it and don't leave even a crumb of food in it.
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veritascs
Jun 9, 2010, 5:02 PM
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Cool, thanks for the info guys.
Bucket + Hanging - Any Food = Easy Hiking and good climbing.
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drews256
Jun 9, 2010, 6:43 PM
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Marmots are awesome I once had a friend that bought a stuffed marmot it was hilarious...yeah I have also seen marmots on roof tops...
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majid_sabet
Jun 9, 2010, 6:52 PM
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scottek67 wrote: petsfed wrote: If you can find something overhanging, hang the bucket bear-bag style. Marmots are wiley creatures, but they don't climb that well.just like angry and majid! 
watch it meister
(This post was edited by majid_sabet on Jun 9, 2010, 9:58 PM)
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brokesomeribs
Jun 9, 2010, 7:00 PM
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scottek67 wrote: petsfed wrote: If you can find something overhanging, hang the bucket bear-bag style. Marmots are wiley creatures, but they don't climb that well.just like angry and majid!
Win!
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brokesomeribs
Jun 9, 2010, 7:04 PM
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Another option would be on the kevlar bear sacks or HDPE bear canisters. Not terribly pricey, but much more secure against the gnawing of all animals, big and small.
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edge
Jun 9, 2010, 7:07 PM
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Why not paint the bucket to match the rock and hang it 20 feet or so up the wall? Maybe even use a fifi or S-hook so that you can retrieve it with a long stick.
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Jnclk
Jun 9, 2010, 8:16 PM
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Marmots eat food, not gear.
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edge
Jun 9, 2010, 8:20 PM
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Jnclk wrote: Marmots eat food, not gear.
Not always true. Many have learned that food is stored in man-made objects like backpacks, canisters, etc. They will often chew their way in to check this out.
I have also heard of them chewing apart an entire shoulder strap, even though no food was present, probably because it tasted of perspiration salts.
I have had pika and chipmunks chew into my tent on separate occasions, even with no food inside.
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Jnclk
Jun 9, 2010, 8:23 PM
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edge wrote: Jnclk wrote: Marmots eat food, not gear. Not always true. Many have learned that food is stored in man-made objects like backpacks, canisters, etc. They will often chew their way in to check this out. I have also heard of them chewing apart an entire shoulder strap, even though no food was present, probably because it tasted of perspiration salts. I have had pika and chipmunks chew into my tent on separate occasions, even with no food inside.
In a people populated area maybe, on a back country route, I doubt it.
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veritascs
Jun 9, 2010, 8:25 PM
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Jnclk wrote: Marmots eat food, not gear.
True, but if they smell something they aren't used to they'll at least chew into to check it out...you've never had your had or sandals or backpack chewed? Critters be lurking :P
But yea, looks like some type of canister and hanging it is the way to go.
/threadsolved
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csproul
Jun 9, 2010, 8:31 PM
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Jnclk wrote: Marmots eat food, not gear.
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sspssp
Jun 9, 2010, 10:14 PM
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brokesomeribs wrote: Another option would be on the kevlar bear sacks or HDPE bear canisters. Not terribly pricey, but much more secure against the gnawing of all animals, big and small.
Are the kevlar bear sacks back on the market? Yes, they are great against marmots/squirrels, but when they turned out to be less than 100% successful against bears, I thought they stopped being marketed.
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ryanb
Jun 9, 2010, 10:19 PM
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Jnclk wrote: Marmots eat food, not gear.
Not true at all. A friend of mine had his harness waist belt chewed and it was only left out overnight, others have had trekking pole grips, pack straps and all sorts of other stuff gnawed on.
Salt is one of the rarest nutrients in the alpine environment (ever notice how mountain goats will rush to drink your pee?) and your nylon gear almost certainly has enough on it to make it interesting to the local Snafflehounds.
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ellingwood
Jun 10, 2010, 3:03 AM
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Just keep hauling the shit back and forth, it will do wonders for your physical conditioning
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angry
Jun 10, 2010, 3:19 AM
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If there are rocks, you can bury it. I wouldn't do it with dirt or a shovel, just pile rocks over your gear. This is really only realistic in a scree field. Also, you need to put a pole or flag on it, it's easy to lose when you bury stuff.
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alpinismo_flujo
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sspssp wrote: brokesomeribs wrote: Another option would be on the kevlar bear sacks or HDPE bear canisters. Not terribly pricey, but much more secure against the gnawing of all animals, big and small. Are the kevlar bear sacks back on the market? Yes, they are great against marmots/squirrels, but when they turned out to be less than 100% successful against bears, I thought they stopped being marketed.
They work great against animals with teeth. Production was stopped because our military needed huge amounts of kevlar. They are back in stock.
http://www.ursack.com/ursack-catalog.htm
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flatlanderAB
Sep 2, 2010, 2:26 AM
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The area some friends of mine are developing is 45 min to the closest wall and the hike is pretty intense. We used the five gallon bucket trick for a couple of years but at the start of this season four of them hauled up a huge outdoor metal tool box and a generator to charge the hilti batteries. I of course was very unlucky and had to stay in town because I had to work.
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amyas
Sep 2, 2010, 4:14 AM
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ghost?
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flatlanderAB
Sep 2, 2010, 4:18 AM
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Nope but you are within a couple hundred kms
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