BearVault BV450

It's super durable, worked real for us, something you have to carry around in a lot of different national parks, but it's worked out pretty well.

So the 450 is great I use it last year on the PCT through the Sierra as well and I was doing I was doing shorter days so I honestly love the 450 becau...

I like this size over the larger one. However definitely has to fit in your pack. The guide bumps on outside aren't high enough and only cover a quarter of the canister. I tried and tried to secure with different ties and straps. Company needs to consider making a flat plastic loop to help secure.

Way to big for how i pack. replaced with an Ursack.

Good size but when it’s 20 degrees out pushing those plastic tabs to open it when your fingers are half frozen makes for a tricky task. I’ll opt the key canister next time.

Good quality bear vault. A little tricky to get open but that's the point, right?! Practice before you go on your first trip.

After getting fed up with dealing with bear bags: having to search around for a suitable tree, stringing a bag up in a downpour, etc., etc. And since a lot of places require you to have one anyway, I finally decided to get a bear can. I've used the Garcia out in YNP and that's heavy and cumbersome d...

I read reviews that said how tough it could be to open, and totally see where those reviewers were coming from. I definitely had moments where I cursed the tabs keeping the lid locked as I leaned into it with all my weight behind my frozen fingers. I was always able to get it open though, and it had...

Had problems a couple years ago with this canister that have since been resolved. The lid was redesigned and that resolved the first issue. The older style lid was VERY difficult to unscrew and get a grip on. My friend had to cut his off with a knife to get to his food one morning because nobody in ...

Used it on a 5 night trip in grand tetons. It is tough and durable and held all my food. It is what it says it is. I found it too heavy and at times difficult to get open especially when my fingers and hands were cold and tired. May try a hanging bag next trip to save on weight.