Makes me chuckle at what must have been quite a scene with all those bears trying to get into the bag. I'm wondering what sort of food was inside.
I'm going to guess that after that much mauling, and without the aluminum liner, whatever was inside was pretty mangled and mashed. I think I'd want to include the aluminum liner to help insure the food was not mashed to smithereans.
It is really good to hear they did not get the "food reward", since that is what would keep a bear coming back and trying every hikers camp. Without the food reward, they will leave hikers alone.
Bottom line, though, is that S29 AllWhite might be on my list pretty soon. The other thing I'd add to my equipment, too, is some bear bells. I want to know if a bear is messing with my gear. I think I'd tie it away from my camp, but close enough to throw rocks at the bear if I hear the bells.
