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For backpackers venturing into bear country, the ZPacks Bear Bag Kit comes complete with a food bag, rock sack, mini carabiner, and 50 feet of cord. Weighing in at 1.5 ounces, the roll-top bag features water resistant taped seams designed to keep rain out and liquid spills in. The ultra-strong Dyneema Composite fiber material can stand up to heavy loads and pointy food items, keeping snacks out of reach from creatures big and small Read More

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Mar 18, 2019

I just got my kit and everything looks great, but I am confused about the rock sack. In the picture on massdrop and on Zpacks the rock sack is more circular with the drawstring on top. The rock sack I received is rectangular and has the drawstring on the side. Does anyone know if this is a new design or if this is just for the ones bought on massdrop?

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Tumblegirl

Feb 28, 2019

Does anyone know how well this is bear tested?

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LeapIntoTheWild

Mar 29, 2019

TumblegirlIf you mean durability against bears, it's not meant for that. You'll want a Ursack for something that stands up to bears. Otherwise, any testing really just comes from how well you hang it! :-)

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RestDatBFace

Feb 27, 2019

Just want to add my comment about durability on this item; I own the food bag only, I use a mini biner and a LW spectra cord for the rest. I've never been a fan of the PCT method, but that's a whole other discussion. Anyway, I've owned and used the bag a lot since 2016. I'm pretty rough with it as it isn't a very expensive or large dcf item. I haven't had any durability issues, my stitching, taping are all straight, which I know has become an issue with Zpacks gear. Odor (to my human nose, and non sciencey testing with my dog and rats) has been pretty darn successful. I can certainly smell my consumables strongly when opening the bag. It holds quite a bit of food, especially repackaged. If you have any questions let me know and I'll try to answer.

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joshua105

Mar 4, 2019

RestDatBFaceI would like to know the ZPacks bear bag can be used in the Sierras instead of the bear canister? thanks!!

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theoutdoorliv

Mar 15, 2019

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rocknrollctb

Feb 24, 2019

People interested in this item should check out LiteAF's bear bag. It is very similar but has flat bottom, which makes it way better if you ask me.

Glenn825

Mar 11, 2019

rocknrollctbJust as a tip, I used the double sided tape that comes with the polycryo window film kits, and pleated the bottom of the Zpacks bag. It's a huge rectangle bottomed bag now, that rolls down into a cube and fits great in my pack.

HKP7M8

Feb 24, 2019

I typically pack my food in grocery bags while i'm hiking and then put the grocery bags into my sleeping bag compression sack at night when hanging. Negates the extra bag and weight and the compression sacks are cheap and easy to replace if they get abraded. Still haven't had to replace any...

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Feb 26, 2019

HKP7M8Couple of things, first is that if you're in a place where you need to hang, then you need to also keep food odors away from your gear. Ditch the grocery bags and get some odor proof ziplocs, and then use your compression sack if you wish. Personally, I hate compression sacks. Hate the hard form that results in less gear being able to be packed around it. Bags, quilts, jackets all compress on their own around other gear in the pack, so you're eventually compressing your stuff anyway, just not cranking it down like you're inclined to with one of those sacks. So, a separate food bag where I can use the ziplocs inside and have exterior durability makes sense. This ZPacks bag being thicker dyneema is a lot less weight than other fabrics of similar thickness. Durability of dyneema is suspect, but you can make it work if you're used to taking care of technical gear, which is what this is. It can't really be compared to a standard bag or stuff sack, though its HYOH in terms of what is usable and appropriate for one's own purposes. I do think this size is probably too large for me as I'm just not out for as long as I would like to be. Maybe some day on a thru hike.

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AverageAmerican

Feb 23, 2019

I use 2mm dyneema to hang my bag and it's never been an issue for me. My food bag is a 7L dry bag from Granite Gear, $3, and my rock bag is the small sack my Toaks alcohol burner came in. Toaks sack weighs maybe a gram, dry bag is 1.3oz and holds enough food for 6 days. I cant imagine needing a 12-14L food bag. Maybe one of you through hikers can enlighten me but that size bag just seems unnecessary.

W8lkinUSA

Feb 28, 2019

AverageAmericanWait until you become a HeftyAmerican, then we'll revisit this topic.

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AverageAmerican

Feb 28, 2019

W8lkinUSALol! I think I eat pretty good on the trail, but I'm 5'9" and weigh about 165 so, yeah, not hefty.

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plexus

Feb 23, 2019

I bear bag about 20-25 times a year. My feedback on this kit is first, the cord is way too thin. try hoisting a full pack of food for a 1 week trip with 2mm cord. good luck with your hands. that's just a bad idea. You'll likely get rid of the cord. So then around $50 for the pack sack and rock sack. Anyone with even remote experience is not going to pack their food in a non-waterproof container. so you don't need the big sack in this kit. that leaves the rock sack - you can make one with an old pillow case, cut to size and hand sewn to make a bag. Good try. But no... I'd not recommend this kit just based on what I've read and my own experience with 100's of bear bagging ove the years.

oldsparkey

Feb 23, 2019

I have one of the ZPacks Bear Bags and it is way to large for my use as a ultralight section hiker. I found that a good dry sack works just as well. I'm using a dry sack from Osprey Packs which is ideal in my ZPacks Nero.

Chris-at-Sinclair

Feb 22, 2019

Love it. I like the size and light weight. It is light enough that even when I need to "size down" I can just roll it smaller. Very strong for the weight and has kept my food dry no matter the weather. We are backpacking the AT and I have seen several folks with the same bag.

PAW1

Dec 24, 2017

I have one of these. I've only used it so far a week backpacking trip into the Grand Canyon. This bag plus an odor proof liner worked great! I used a larger carabiner and hung if from a low branch. No rodent issues at all. Other people in my party used the heavy, metal mesh rat sacks. One determine rodent was able to get it's teeth in between the mesh links and chew up plastic baggies. It couldn't get the food but who wanted nuts with rat slobber one them?!?!

ZionHikes1

Feb 23, 2019

PAW1So the rat sacks and this were hung in the same way, with similar contents, and the rats took no interest in this?

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ADK_BRETT

Mar 1, 2019

ZionHikes1I'd assume the bear bag was hung and the other bags not. Typically, something like a UrSack is not hung from a tree branch, it's left on the ground since there is less need to play "keep-away" from a bear.

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gibbypoo

Velcro isn’t the sealing mechanism to keep the water out. You’ve got to roll the bag top, just like any dry bag.

LeapIntoTheWild

If you mean durability against bears, it's not meant for that. You'll want a Ursack for something that stands up to bears. Otherwise, any testing really just comes from how well you hang it! :-)

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