I just use a stick as well, that is if I am not at a nice site with bear cables already in place... However, I have been contemplating using a dedicated rock bag and doing like what has already been said and storing the rope and the biner in it. I may just make my own out of a small piece of sil, but I have also been eyeballing the small cuben bags at ZPacks. I will probably get the large Blast (cuben fiber) Food bag as well...

http://www.zpacks.com/accessories/stuff_sacks.shtml

0.05 oz 3"x4" Cuben Fiber bag @ $3.95

0.85 oz Rectangular shape 11" wide by 5.5" deep by 12" tall @ 20.95.

They also carry the tiny little biners too...

http://www.zpacks.com/accessories/carabiner.shtml

0.1 oz in blue or green @ $1.95 for a single or 6 for $10.95

Shipping is $3.95.

So, that is $30.80 for both bags and a biner and counting the 1 oz of rope that comes to a grand total of 2 oz for a bear bag set-up. Currently my food bag weighs a little more than that...

Why not just get a cuben bear bag kit that includes everything (including an OPSAK) from either Ron Bell or Lawson Kline?

I like to be difficult... :)

No really, I think I just get stuck on whomever I order from last...Also though, going this route would be cheaper for me and just as effective...and just a snap lighter...of course though this route would not feature the roll top closure...

Edited by Stick on 01/15/2011 19:48:13 MST.

I got my biner from www.zpacks.com. Joe also sells cuben rock sacks.

Jamie

I think Lawson is working on some cuben tent stake sacks- they would obviously double nicely for a rock bag

I can attest to the large rock vs several small rock scenario, but a little hole in my MSR stake sacks w/ a large rock

Also, a bag of gravel hurts less than one big rock when it comes swinging back at you (or when your brother isn't paying attention to who's standing in the landing zone). Dad let us learn everything the hard way.