Hanging backpack at night

[rclouse79]

The last time I went bear hunting I put my Exo k4 in the vestibule of my tent and a dang mouse chewed up one of the straps that connect the frame to the bag. I have it in the shop getting fixed right now (part of the reason I went with a local company).
I have spent a lot of nights out and have never had this happen. I think I will most likely hang my pack in a tree from now on. If one of those little buggers chewed through the wrong strap it could mean heading back home early.

 

[TheM1DoesMyTalking]

Mice are so annoying. I'm glad EXO is helping get it fixed.

A mouse chewed a hole in one of my tents, it's patched with duct tape now.

A determined critter could still get to a pack in a tree, but you'd probably make them work for it harder than in the vestibule. I mostly keep my pack, boots, etc in the vestibule. Most of the time my food and anything with scent is in a bear bag in a tree or in a bear canister.

 

[Shraggs]

I do carry one or two small bow hooks with lag type threads for this reason. Feel similar about weapon on the ground at base of a tree, ie crawled or knocked over.

 

[chindits]

The problem is you can’t protect everything. This happened during the day while I was out hunting, Western Mountaineering fixed my sleeping bag but it wasn’t free:

 

[Maxhunter]

I have a two man tent and keep it inside with me. If it’s wet from snow or rain I hang it on a tree with a bow hook. I keep my boots in the vestibule but with shoe strings tucked inside. All my food and garbage is in 1 gallon seal bags. Is it 100% rodent proof no, but helps to deter them some.

 

[rclouse79]

If I go back to that same location I think I will bring some poison traps to leave in my vestibule. I am going to kill that mouse and his whole family for what he did!

 

[JF_Idaho]

 

[Poser]

I had a rodent eat the entire back out of my sun hoody last summer. I had it draped over a my camp chair inside of my shelter and it happened while I was sleeping.

 

[Dos Perros]

We had fits with mice in Montana this last year. ****** was crawling into the bed of my pickup each night, even though the tailgate was up and I have a topper. From now on I'm carrying poison and if there's an issue drop a couple kernels.

 

[Maxhunter]

If I go back to that same location I think I will bring some poison traps to leave in my vestibule. I am going to kill that mouse and his whole family for what he did!

Does he look like this?

 

[rclouse79]

Does he look like this?

You trying to spike my blood pressure?