Bare Boxer Contender

Weighing only 1 6 pounds the bare boxer is the lightest approved bear canister in the market for its volume.

Bare boxer contender.

Garcia type models the bareboxer is basically another garcia clone only smaller. The bare boxer incorporates a positive locking mechanism made of food grade stainless steel that has been shown to be the strongest available on any approved bear resistant food container. Bear resistant food containers are mandatory in most national parks forests where grizzly and black bears are present. Its compact design can slip easily into your backpack.

The bare boxer is approved by the igbc and sibbg for use in both grizzly and black bear country. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. The bare boxer contender is a budget bear canister that is light and more importantly approved by igbc and sibbg for use in both grizzly and black bear country. The bare boxer contender will hold about a 3 day food supply for 1 person and fits in any gossamer gear backpack vertically or horizontally.

If you answered yes to two or more of these the bare boxer contender is a solid choice. I found the latches to operate smoother than the garcia s i have had experience with. Hope this helps someone else looking at containers. Size weight and price but to be fair the garcia is really meant for large groups.

275 cubic inches will fit 2 days of food or even 3 if you pack very carefully with as little packaging as possible. Opens easily with most any key knife blade or screwdriver. There are three latches each with a label and an arrow to clearly indicate unlocked locked status of each. Easy for you to open impossible for the bear.

The bare boxer contender is made of black plastic very slightly tapered on each end the center of the canister is 7 4 inches 18 80 cm each end is 7 inches 17 78 cm wide and has a semi circular opening with a tab to lock it in place.