Camping Swanking - June 28 - July 3

[Morrigoon]

Originally Posted by MouseWife

Well...before we go up where there are bears, I clean out my car, really well. I wipe things down, check under seats, take out anything not necessary.

I vacuum and then clean the windows so we can see the beautiful places we are going.

My son asked me why I clean out the car so well after he saw his aunts car full of crap and she frequently visits areas with bears as well as I think she lives by them. But, I've seen the cars with bear damage...don't leave anything in the car that looks like anything.

I was told that smoking a cigarette in the car would remove the smell of any food....no fabreeze, they said.

Any suggestions for those of us who emphatically don't smoke? I've got my car sitting in the sun right now with the windows cracked open in an attempt to wear out (and air out!) the scent of vanilla air freshener I got at the car wash last weekend. It's faded pretty well, but all this talk of bear damage has me worried (because, yeah, we're NOT fitting in the mini, we've pretty well established that).