TW Mammoth Lakes Off Road trip July 27th - 29th

Looks great. Are you going to bring your little fluffy creature on the 7/27 trip? I'm planning to bring both of my pups (one Maltese and one Rottie mix) on the trip. It would be great if they had another friend to hang with.

 

They were my sister's dogs and shes not sure if she can get the time off to come yet. But Mammoth is VERY dog friendly , I'm sure you wont be the only one with a pup there.

 

Didn’t know that

Thanks !

 

In preparation for this outing, do we need to get wilderness passes or any other permits to use the primitive camp sites that we will be using?

 

Nope, no permits, no reservations, no camping fees. They just told me to please be respectful of the nature and don't leave trash behind.

 

Looking forward to the trip.

 

This thu-sat will be raining?
Ugh

 

Its monsoon type weather, and its calling for more lightning and thunder..... we watched a huge fire start in Lone Pine on our way home from a lightning strike. Lets cross our fingers and pray Mammoth escapes thew wrath of the lightning. Its is officially fire season in CA

 

Bah

Rain rain go away

 

New job on 8/6.... Court case going to a judge on 7/16... Bears.... Yeah I've got a few things on my mind lol! Can we talk more about the bear containers? I've never used one. Can it hold ice like my ice chest to keep stuff cold overnight? I had to forfeit the "lead accelerators" (the ones on the books anyways) as of Friday so I won't have as many choices to help me sleep sound.

 

If i make it, we can all just pile the food in my truck and park it in the far, far corner

 

Are you hoping for a bear to destroy your truck for the insurance money?

 

Some coolers like Yeti and RTIC are rated for bears

Eta: your standard bear canister would not be suitable for ice

 

So your saying i should put a "yeti" sticker on my truck.... got it!

 

@JaCado

 

Well I don't have a $3,062.78 cooler to bring with me. And most of what I'm concerned about would spoil if it wasn't on ice. Maybe we pile all the ice chests outside of camp, couple flood lights shining on them & have a little Yogi Bear shooting gallery**??

**Under the advice of my attorney I say this only in jest. I do not have access to, nor can I be around others with, any lead accelerating devices

 

The thing about it is, If we’re really that concerned about the bears then ANYTHING with a scent has to be outside the vehicle. Toothpaste, deodorant, gum, air freshener, etc. Bear canisters just aren’t that big to begin with, led alone big enough to store 3 days of food for car camping. I don’t have a cooler that would keep a bear out anyway. If it wants my food bad enough and walks into camp, I guess it can have it. I haven’t heard of a better solution yet.