Description The bear-resistant Ursack is made from aramid fibers, the fabric used in bulletproof vests and other body armor. The fiber used by Ursack is specially woven for puncture and tear resistance, and thwarts bear teeth, claws, and strength. Ursacks are secured with 5'''' x 1/8 Kev-Kord with a tensile strength of 1,280 pounds. Effective against mice, marmots, raccoons, squirrels, and other hungry critters. (Not considered effective against wolves.) The (bear) theft-resistant Ursack is designed to be tied to a fixed object like a tree with an integrated Kev-Kord. These are much more compressible and packable than bear canisters. The STANDARD Ursack and the Ursack ULTRA (which is simply 2 standard Ursacks doubled up for extra protection) hold enough for 5-6 days in the backcountry; while the MAJOR holds nearly double that. CLICK ON IMAGE ABOVE TO SEE BOTH SIZES compared to a bear canister. The Ursack is double coated to be water and UV resistant, and also to prevent the fabric and seams from unraveling under pressure. Many wilderness areas allow only approved bear-proof containers. Be prepared with an Ursack. For weight and dimensions, see Standard Features below. **NEWS ALERT FOR YOSEMITE, SEQUIOA/KINGS CANYON AND INYO CAMPERS: July 24, 2001Yosemite, Sequoia/Kings Canyon and Inyo have REVOKED the conditional approval for Ursack in the restricted areas of those parks. Using Ursack in those areas risks significant fines. Ursack is working on a new model designed to thwart the highly food-habituated bears of the Central Sierra. The Parks will not allow Ursack to test their bags in the wild because they say that hard sided canisters provide campers with a viable alternative. Accordingly, Ursacks ability to predict bear resistance is limited to unreliable zoo and laboratory tests. YOU SHOULD NOT PURCHASE AN URSACK FOR USE IN A PARTICULAR AREA WITHOUT CHECKING WITH PARK OFFICIALS FIRST.
Summary: I have been using the old style Ursacks (yellow) for over three years now. I will never go back to bearbagging. The bags have been chewed on by lots of small creatures (like squirrels), deer, and a bear (once). These bags go with me on every trip and that amounts to a trip every other week. The bags are a little worse for wear, but they are still intact, have never been breached, and I haven't any food.
An earlier interview talked about a bad experience with the bag and that Backcountrygear.com no longer stocked the bags. That's not true. They have them available for $49.00. I know because I am going to buy an additional one as soon as I finish this review.
Customer Service: Never had to use it.
Similar Products Used: None
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Review Date December 20, 2003
Overall Rating 1 of 5
Value Rating 1 of 5
Reviewed by: murocflyer(Unregistered User)
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Backpacker
, from Edwards CA
Summary: Bought the bag thinking it would save weight and space over my Garcia just prior to my week long Grand Canyon adventure. Big mistake. The second night in Phantom Ranch, the rodents ate right into my bag. These were squirrels, not bears. I would have never thought they could do that. Needless to say I was a little upset, specially since I had to beg for food the last day. It's a nice bag to store food in, but if you want it to keep the critters out of your supplies, get something else. Good thing was that Backcountry.com refunded my money no questions asked. I did notice today that they quite selling the bags. That tells me something.
Similar Products Used: Garcia's Cache
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Summary: Outstanding concept; since purchasing this bag I have not used my bear canister.
This bay is lightweight; compressable and holds more than you would think.
It is not cheap, but I would not consider it expensive based on its construction, durability and what it offers -- lightweight, worry-free protection.
Similar Products Used: Garcia bear canister
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