Looking for high quality rubber bands

[Gary Dunckel]

I just now weighed one of the larger Scunci silicone bands – it came in at 2.0 grams!

As for squirrel respect, here’s my story: 8 years ago I was backpacking in Glacier Park, snagging some campsites that were on my bucket list. I got to my campsite a bit early, and as I was taking my food bag to the food pole I decided I should have a lunch snack first. As I was sitting on a rock, eating, here comes a huge gray squirrel. It begged for some of my eats. I noticed a hard unopened pine cone near my feet, so I picked it up and threw it at the pesky squirrel. I got lucky and boinked it on its nose. It quickly high-tailed away. I hung my food bag, set up my tent, and then I took a 3-hour hike to the lake. When I returned, I enjoyed a meal with some other campers, chatting away until it was time to hit the sack.

The next morning I packed up and headed back to the food pole. On the way, I saw something move behind a big rock next to the trail – it was that same huge squirrel, and it looked VERY angry. It remembered me, and it seemed to want to get even. I had to whap him a couple of times with my trekking pole to keep it away from me. It scampered away, but it was eyeing me intensely and chattering loudly from 20′ away. I got out of there, got my food bag, and quickly headed out. I was thinking that it might be a rabid critter.

So yeah, I learned that day that a man has to try to garner respect from the squirrels at all times. The same is true for bison and moose, as well as griz and mountain goats, but those are stories for another day.

By the way, I’ve only had one Scunci break on me in over 15 years!

[Mark Ries]

Well a couple of those deluxe hair ties a  small piece of fabric and a forked stick will teach that squirrel to sass you

[Mark Ries]

Bob I heard ozone is bad on the bands also, so keeping them in cool dark place in a ziplock with air squeezes out makes sense

[Gary Dunckel]

“Well a couple of those deluxe hair ties a  small piece of fabric and a forked stick will teach that squirrel to sass you”

Nah, Mark – trekking poles, and a can of pepper spray as a backup, covers my sassy squirrel defense strategy.

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