Bare Boxer Contender

Bear resistant food containers are mandatory in most national parks forests where grizzly and black bears are present.

Bare boxer contender.

Weighing only 1 6 pounds the bare boxer is the lightest approved bear canister in the market for its volume. Given that the price is comparable to or cheaper than canisters of the same volume and weight i d say it s the best choice unless you need more storage or simply don t have bears in your area. Easy for you to open impossible for the bear. Use almost any key knife or multi tool to open the three latch snap lock lid.

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. Hope this helps someone else looking at containers. Its compact design can slip easily into your backpack. Garcia type models the bareboxer is basically another garcia clone only smaller.

Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Size weight and price but to be fair the garcia is really meant for large groups. Opens easily with most any key knife blade or screwdriver. At 275 cubic inches 4 5 liters the bare boxer contender model 101 is the smallest volume and lightest weight bear canister available today.

If you answered yes to two or more of these the bare boxer contender is a solid choice. There are three latches each with a label and an arrow to clearly indicate unlocked locked status of each. 275 cubic inches will fit 2 days of food or even 3 if you pack very carefully with as little packaging as possible. 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.

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.