Canister for Backpacking. 4 Sizes: BV500, BV475, BV450, BV425. Bear-Resistant Food Container for Camping, Hiking, Fishing, Hunting, Bikepacking. BearVault is Bear Safe!

The BV-425 is perfect for shorter backpacking trips. The size can easily store enough food for a weekend backpacking trip. Bear canisters play an important part in managing the wilderness and leaving no trace. I highly recommend.My scale weighed the canister at 27.45 oz or 778 grams.** Bonus Tip on Opening **This small size of this bear canister makes it the most difficult Bear Vault to open. When opening you need to both hold the bottom of the canister in place and rotate the lid. The small canister reduces the surface area and gripping area to hold onto while opening. Place the Bear Vault between your legs/knees to hold in place. Then take a plastic card (old credit card or used gift card) and place between the canister stopper and the lid nub. Position the card center with the lid nub. Then rotate the lid in a counterclockwise direction. This does take practice and sometimes the plastic card will fall out. I find holding the plastic card with one hand in position and rotating the lid works best for me. Practice is key.When the Bear Canister gets cold (normally in the mornings) you want to have this technique perfected. The cold temperature makes the lid more rigid and difficult to open.Good luck and happy trails!

Love it and for me is pretty darn easy to open so I’m not really sure what other reviewers are doing to make it so difficult. Just follow the instructions that come with it! It opens just like the instructions say it should hence my confusion with other reviews. I did it over and over again and it’s easily every time. Maybe others are tightening too much? I got the smallest one and it is big enough for all of my food for a 1-2 day hiking trip plus room for other stuff like toothpaste and deodorant. I hope a bear never gets close enough to try out its bear-proof-ness but based on other reviews it sounds like it’ll make it through a test.

This one was a good size for my 3 night, 4 day, backpacking into Havasupai. It was super hard to open. Luckily, one of my companions had been taught the trick of using an old hotel key card to create a little bridge over the locking teeth to get it to open easier.

I've used it on two backpacking trips now and it's held up great!

I own the jaunt 450 which is good for a multi-day but overkill for an overnight or even 2 day trip and takes up so much space. The sprint 425 is perfect. It fits nicely in my bag and still fits enough food for me and my dog to eat well at camp.

I decided to get the BearVault BV425 because, you know, I've watched one too many documentaries on bear encounters and figured it was time to take my food storage seriously. Let me tell you, this thing is like the Fort Knox of food storage. I half-expected it to come with its own security detail! The bears in the woods won't stand a chance against my stash now. Just remember, folks, it's not just for bears. It's also a great deterrent for those sneaky campsite raccoons who think they can outsmart us with their midnight snack raids.

Love the size. Had to purchase for a recent backpacking trip. It was definitely big enough for two nights. I had plenty of room to add my other scented items. This BV425 must be a newer smaller size because several other group members were admiring this one. They also like the size.

This will keep both bears and humans from accessing your food. Miserable to open and poor dimensions to incorporate into your pack.