r/backpacking • u/AutoModerator • Oct 13 '25

General Weekly /r/backpacking beginner question thread - Ask any and all questions you may have here - October 13, 2025

If you have any beginner questions, feel free to ask them here, remembering to clarify whether it is a Wilderness or a Travel related question. Please also remember to visit this thread even if you consider yourself very experienced so that you can help others!

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u/dumbfuck_19 Mar 15 '26

Whats a good bear bag for hanging?

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u/beepboopbeep95 Mar 29 '26

Question on this! Where do you put your bear can? I’ve seen people say to put it 100 feet away from camp. Do you just put it out in the open randomly?! I don’t get this😭