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Originally Posted by skyking
I am confused. Are these bears eating your trailer?
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No, it's just that some people seem to have gotten the idea that an ordinary camping trailer will protect you from a bear. Which is strange, since camping trailers are pretty flimsy, and bears are pretty strong. The live trap that the NDOW uses to catch problem bears is a cylinder made of about 1/4 inch stainless steel.
The other thing is that bears generally do not regard humans as food. Keep food away from where you sleep, and you're not likely to have problems. But of course lots of people store food and cook inside their trailers, which makes them bear bait.
Personally, I've had about half a dozen fairly close encounters with bears. (The closest being literally arms length away.) In every case (except one where I don't think the bear even realized I was there), the bear just turned and walked away.