Bear Boxes / Bear Proof

Around here, our National Forests have regs requiring bear proof boxes for food or you have to keep it in your vehicle. Bear proof here means it's able to withstand 300lbs of force on any side.

We currently put our food storage boxes in the truck at night, but it would be nice not to need to.

What are you guys using for bear proof food storage that isn't huge? Are there any brands of coolers that fit the bill? Any specific brands of boxes you prefer?
Thanks

 

Any yeti/rtic/rotomolder cooler should be.

 

Till the bears get the memo about how to open them.

But yes, if they are air tight and no other food is out, bears shouldn't even come looking.

 

They are bear proof structurally but you need to lock it so they can’t open it as you have mentioned. Smell retention, IDK.

 

Some jurisdictions have different regulations (NPS vs Forest Service for example). I believe that some of the rugged coolers which are OK in National Forests are not OK in Yosemite .... though that may be a moot point because their really isn’t any off-road camping (with wheels) in Yosemite.

Edit: here’s a list for Yellowstone. Much more products allowed than in Yosemite. But coolers must have TWO padlocks.
https://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/brfoodstorage.htm

 

I thought only backpackers in certain areas had to have approved bear resistant canisters? I have four different models, depending on the requirements or my concerns.
Duane

 

Car camping in Yellowstone and Yosemite - perhaps more places - require bear proof containers if not using supplied bear lockers in the campground. In Yosemite food can be stored in hard-side RV or trailer but not in soft-side or cars, overnight.

 

Things have changed, but I only stay in the bper CG at Tuoleme Mds. Been years since I was in Jellystone, then just had to store food in your vehicle. Same with Glacier NP, but when in the backcountry, had to use an approved canister or use the cables or what the Park Service had installed where you camped.
Duane

 

Yeah, they breed them different in Yosemite. They tell you NOT to store food in your car. Bears can rip the doors clean off without hesitation.

1/4” steel boxes with double locks and hidden latches is what you use here...