UDAP BRC No-Fed-Bear, Multi,Small

Went backpacking in Yosemite a couple weeks back and needed an approved bear canister for the trip. Bear canisters have been hard to come by due to COVID, presumably because of limited manufacturing. This was the most affordable canister we could find that would arrive on time prior to our trip and that is approved for the Yosemite back country. It is on the small side, smaller than the ones you would rent at Yosemite. However, my boyfriend and I managed to fit all our food, toiletries, and other scented items in the canister for our 3 nights in the back country (and also the trash we generated). We had to squeeze the air out of all our meals or put them in smaller sandwich bags, we also only traveled with travel sized toiletries (you really don't need a whole tube of toothpaste or sunscreen). We spray painted ours orange so it would be easy to find and we wedged it in rock formations. The canister held up good and we had no issues with the locking mechanism (though the temperatures stayed above 55F, our elevation was about 9,000FT). We did notice if you pack the canister too much near the locking mechanism it will get caught and be more difficult to open, so keep that in mind while packing. We had a multi-tool on us, but we always opened it with a quarter as that seemed to be the easiest route and it wouldn't damage the screw. All in all we are very pleased with this canister, in fact we have purchased a 2nd one for longer trips and a 3rd one as a gift to our friend :)

We backpack in the Rockies and this works great! Easy to open and close. Very sturdy.

So, it’s huge. Literally the size of my air fryer. Takes up half my backpack and adds some weight. But you have to have one like this to go backpacking in national parks now. Not scent proof or even water resistant, lid fits very loosely over it with no sealing gaskets or anything. So be prepared to drop your pack and run if you walk within 400 feet of a hungry bear. But the good news is the bear won’t get in to the food you leave behind to rot. I don’t like having to lug it around, but it is as good as any of the other ones I’ve seen.

Perfect size for motorcycle adventure trips. Not too big. You can get at least three days of meals in this canister. Since you buy gas at least every other day, you have opportunity to replenish your food supplies.Buy the case also as you will need it to secure the canister to your vehicle

Black Bears pawed at it in Porcupine Mountain Michigan leaving marks on the orange duct tape I put on it. Never opened it and left it alone. I have made my own meals for 3 people, 4 days for our Rocky Mountain National Park trip. It is maxed out, have used every inch of space. and it weighs in at a whopping 17lbs. If you use the commercially available meals, you will only have enough space for 2 people max for 2 days. It is better to have a bear canister for each member of your party. Awkward and heavy but, I expected that. A real pain in the ass to attach to your pack but, I expected that too.

Good solid bear canister, overall I was pleased with this purchase. I'm just not that fond of using any bear canister when backpacking! National Park requirements are what they are though.

I took this on a five day trip to the Boundary Waters. It held most of my food but kind of maxed out at 4 days worth. That's actually pretty good. It does add some weight but the trade off for me was not having to hang my food in a tree. Just for an experiment I put dome dirty clothes in it with water and biodegradable soap and used it to launder a few items. It's easy to open with a coin or multi-tool. Since it is black I added a strip of reflective tape so I could find it in the dark when I put it away from camp in the woods.

This fit in my 45 liter backpack well with my other gear. The capacity is large enough to get me through several days. Only issue I had was opening and closing the lid. It could be all on me but I was using my Swiss army knifes screwdriver attachment and it started stripping the screws. They just seemed a little tight, although they probably should be considering what is trying to get into it.