High Sierra Topix

Do the dzus cam locking fasteners have room for a small o ring under them? Also a small amount of silicone grease may help seal them and keep them pliable. Also leave unlocked when in storage as not to compress the o ring unnecessarily.

good point with leaving them unlocked when in storage, i've never thought of that, I am gonna go into the garage and unlock mine right now

Yea good point about the rain! I've never had mine leak, but I had an old garcia leak in a storm...
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austex wrote:Do the dzus cam locking fasteners have room for a small o ring under them? Also a small amount of silicone grease may help seal them and keep them pliable. Also leave unlocked when in storage as not to compress the o ring unnecessarily.

I think there are o-rings around the locks - have to double check. I never keep them locked when not in use, and when the leak happened, it only affected one of three Bearikades. Not sure if that had to do with how it was exposed to rain or if it has a faulty seal. Now I will have to do some bathtub submersion tests, just like I did for those darn leaking inflatable ground pads...

My Bearikade Scout leaked during a Sierra rain shower as well. I decided to investigate why that happened, and discovered the main o-ring to be dry, cracked, and brittle. I called Wild-Ideas to see if they sell the o-rings, but they do not. They did give me the O-ring specs, and suggestions on where to purchase online.

You can purchase directly from http://www.mcmaster.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; or http://www.allorings.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. Parker 2-172 for the large and Parker 2-111 for the small ones under the quarter turn fasteners. Buna-N, 70 durometer. Check your large o-ring for width: 1/8" for Parker 2-268 and 3/32" for Parker 2-172.

They are not very expensive, but they come in packages of more than is needed to do just the cannister. One would think Wild Ideas would/could sell as a repair kit??

Not to make things more difficult here but...
BTW, have the Weekender, bought last century and easily over 1500+ nights on it...
When rain threatens, (since it can only leak from the top),
Turn the can over?

+1 on the turn it over - done that many times with my Garcia and never had water in the can even after heavy rain all night, just make sure it is up out of the mud too

Yeah Freestone, my Bearikade O ring has cracked as well. Good to know.


Wanderin' Jack

I keep my can upside down for rain. I take off the cable holding the lid to the can so I don't have to listen to it bang when hauling water back from the stream. Definitely a lifetime product. Best volume to weight ratio and the only solution for 10-12 days without resupply.

The Other Tom wrote: The O ring also keeps smells from getting out so Mr. Bear has a harder time smelling them.

i don't think a critter that can smell the contents of a sealed can has any problem smelling anything in a bear canister.