Hard canister · BearVault
BearVault BV200: where is it legal?
BearVault BV200 is accepted (legal or likely legal) in 24 of the 58 areas we cover, and fails the rule in 8. In 12 more areas no canister is required.
About this canister
- Volume
- Not captured
- Weight
- Not captured
- Material
- Not captured
- IGBC certified
- Not found on the IGBC lists we checked
- On Yosemite / SEKI list
- Yes
- On Olympic list
- Yes
- Spec source
- not retrieved (secondary sources conflict)
Discontinued; on SIBBG list as reproduced by NPS and on Olympic list.
Legacy or discontinued model: you may own one, but you are unlikely to find a new one.
Verdict in every area
- Yosemite National Park
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon NPs - Dusy Basin
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon NPs - Rae Lakes Loop
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon NPs - North Dome
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon NPs - Rock Creek
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon NPs - Pear & Emerald Lakes
- Olympic National Park
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Inyo NF - Bishop Pass / Treasure Lakes
- Inyo NF - Cottonwood Lakes
- Inyo NF - Duck Pass / Purple Lake
- Inyo NF - Fish Creek
- Inyo NF - Kearsarge Pass
- Inyo NF - Little Lakes Valley
- Inyo NF - Mammoth Lakes / Rush Creek
- Inyo NF - Mt. Whitney zone
- John Muir Wilderness
- Ansel Adams Wilderness
- Desolation Wilderness
- Trinity Alps - Canyon & Swift Creeks
Includes areas where no canister is required; the verdict says whether this model would count if you chose to carry it.
- Glacier National Park
- Grand Teton National Park
- Yellowstone National Park
- Denali National Park & Preserve
- North Cascades National Park Complex
- Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve
- Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve
- Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve
- Indian Peaks Wilderness
- Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness
- White River NF
- Bridger-Teton NF
- Custer Gallatin NF
- Shoshone NF
- Caribou-Targhee NF
- NCDE national forests
Quick answers
Where is the BearVault BV200 legal?
24 areas, including Yosemite National Park, Sequoia & Kings Canyon NPs - Dusy Basin, Sequoia & Kings Canyon NPs - Rae Lakes Loop, Sequoia & Kings Canyon NPs - North Dome, Sequoia & Kings Canyon NPs - Rock Creek, Sequoia & Kings Canyon NPs - Pear & Emerald Lakes. See the full list on this page.
Is the BearVault BV200 approved in Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon?
Yes. It is on the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee-approved list the parks follow.
Where does the BearVault BV200 fail?
Where a canister is required, it fails the rule in: Glacier National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Denali National Park & Preserve, North Cascades National Park Complex, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, Indian Peaks Wilderness, Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness.
Sources and date checked
Checked . We link the official pages so you can read the rule yourself.