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E_A_Marcus_949 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 06, 2022 8:33 am
...I do sleep in my car, so I've figured out the best way to wrap it and get in and out without disturbing the snow fencing around my car (wrap it + rocks to keep it down)...
Do you have any pics or video showing this setup? If so, please share!
I've had a porcupine chew through my wires that went to my fuel pump while camping outside CB. ( Check your insurance to see if it covers off-road towing. Ours did, thankfully. That's pricey. )
Also had something chewing on my car while camping at the Grizzly TH during a Fall Gathering, it woke me up and I scared it away.
I should probably think about protecting the vehicle better.
I had a (probably porcupine, it was below treeline) chew through a wiring harness at the Treasure Creek TH deep in the South San Juans. The car drove fine, but every warning light came on, I didn't have traction control, cruise control, or ABS. It was a week in the shop and $1,000 to get it repaired. Point being, it happens, it sucks, and it's not just at the popular trailheads. But I have only had issues in the San Juans...
trekingwithhim wrote: ↑Fri Jul 29, 2022 8:15 pm
Are the marmots still a concern this late in the season? Heading up this week, and wondering if I need to pack tarps or snow fence. Thanks.
I can't give you a definitive answer, but I camped there in my truck tent on Thursday night, July 28th, and hiked Handies via the Grizzly Gulch trail the next day and I had no issues. There were a couple of girls camping and someone in another car camping there as well on the same night and I heard no complaints from them either. Having said that, I am not sure that the time of the summer season is relevant to whether they do this or not.
"Education is the process of moving from cocksure ignorance to thoughtful uncertainty." (Utvich)
I actually spent the night in my truck there on thursday and I had to wake up three times to scare away whatever it was that was scratching around underneath my truck. No damage. I was parked by myself over by the bathrooms. There were people tent camping around the parking lot and I dont think they had any problems with people nearby in tents all night.
