On one backpacking trip in Shenandoah National Park ... Be sure that your camp is clean of food scraps which may attract a bear. Suspend food and garbage in duffel bags, stuff sacks, or sealed plastic ...

Take note that bear bags are typically only necessary in backcountry ... It doesn’t matter if it’s in your backpack, tent, or ...

“Double check with the policies of the land manager for where you’re backpacking. Some of the national parks don’t allow you to use ursack [bear bags], you have to have a bear bin,” Roth sai ...