{"id":1152,"date":"2019-07-05T20:09:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-06T01:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carcampingtips.com\/?p=1152"},"modified":"2020-09-14T04:29:29","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T10:29:29","slug":"can-a-bear-break-a-car-window","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/decideoutside.com\/can-a-bear-break-a-car-window\/","title":{"rendered":"Can a Bear Break a Car Window?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Although bears are a\nrelatively rare sight for most car campers in North America, many of the most\nbeautiful and rugged areas have a healthy population of them. This includes all\nof Canada, most mountainous and coastal areas of the United States, and northern\nportions of Mexico (Source<\/a>).\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For all car campers, safety in the great outdoors needs\nto be a number one concern, and bears need to be carefully considered. All\nNorth American bear species have been known to not only be able to break into\ncar windows but to be completely capable of tearing open doors and truck lids\nif they sense food on the inside. Their search for food is relentless, and the\nmore you can do to minimize your car as a target, the better. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can a Bear Break Through a Car Window?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We will focus on\nblack bears in this article because they are the most common and least\naggressive of the North American species. Despite black bear males being able\nto get up to around 500 lbs in weight (some males are known to get up to about\n880 lbs), they are extremely agile and able to scale trees and swim with ease.\nTherefore, don\u2019t make the mistake of assuming you are safer near a body of\nwater. And they use these skills in their search for food. Their normal diet\nconsists mostly of fish, fruits, and berries. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although black bears\nare not as aggressive as brown bears and will not attack humans unprovoked,\nthey go to great lengths to get the food they need. They can find their food\nbecause of their excellent hearing abilities and sense of smell, which\ncompensate for their poor eyesight (Source<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If a black bear smells something in your car, he is more than willing to peel it open like a tin of sardines. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Every year in\nNational Parks there are 1,000s of break-ins and $100,000s worth of damages\nbecause people have left food unattended at night. In 1997, Yosemite National\nPark had 600 reported car break-ins, which caused more than $500,000 in damages\n(Source<\/a>). This has further resulted\nin the deaths of 4 bears who were found to be repeat offenders to keep humans\nsafe. This is why is important to store your food properly; it saves you from\ndamages to your car and stunts the death rate of these beautiful creatures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Do I Keep Bears Away From My Car?<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Remember that bears have an excellent sense of\nsmell, and what we consider \u201cfood\u201d is not the same as what bears consider food\nbased on the scent (Source<\/a>). All \u201cfood\u201d items must be\nsecured in the appropriate locations This includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n