Hard canister · BearVault
BearVault BV400: where is it legal?
BearVault BV400 is accepted (legal or likely legal) in 33 of the 58 areas we cover, and fails the rule in 0. In 12 more areas no canister is required.
About this canister
- Volume
- Not captured
- Weight
- Not captured
- Material
- Not captured
- IGBC certified
- Yes (cert. 5323); on IGBC's "not confirmed as available" list
- On Yosemite / SEKI list
- Yes
- On Olympic list
- Yes
- Spec source
- not retrieved (discontinued model; no manufacturer page found)
IGBC 'not confirmed as available' list: still considered certified but IGBC could not confirm current availability.
IGBC lists this model as certified but could not confirm it is still sold. Check availability before you plan a trip around it.
Name mapping: assumed: IGBC lists 'BV400'; SIBBG/Olympic list the plain model name - needs verification.
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
- Glacier National Park
- Grand Teton National Park
- Denali National Park & Preserve
- North Cascades National Park Complex
- Olympic National Park
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve
- Katmai National Park & Preserve
- Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve
- 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
- Indian Peaks Wilderness
- Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon NPs - other backcountry
- Yellowstone National Park
- Shenandoah National Park
- Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve
- Inyo NF - other wilderness
- Sierra NF wildernesses
- Trinity Alps - other areas
- White River NF
- Bridger-Teton NF
- Custer Gallatin NF
- Shoshone NF
- Caribou-Targhee NF
- NCDE national forests
Quick answers
Where is the BearVault BV400 legal?
33 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 BV400 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 BV400 fail?
We found no area where a required canister rule rules it out.
Sources and date checked
Checked . We link the official pages so you can read the rule yourself.