After a 22 day tour of the John Muir Trail, we knew there was a better solution to storing food than current market bear cans. So we set out to make a better one. Hunny Canisters are ultralight bear cans for reasonable prices, from $19 to $39. At 8 oz, the Ursa Minor is the lightest can ever made. The design makes it easier to access food without unpacking. The lids double as a stove-safe mess kit, and scent capturing technology catches scents before the bears do! Hunny: Better Bear Cans.
25 ounces, 11 Liter capacity, built-in mess kit, with scent capturing technology. Only $39.
There’s even a snack door.
Hunny is a bear resistant canister engineered with ultra-light, extremely strong aircraft composites.
Ultem resin is a versatile, and cost-effective compound, and is the only resin that is certified food safe. You’ll find this material in everything from surgery rooms to military aircraft.
At just 1.27 grams per cubic centimeter, the resin has an incredibly high compression strength of 19,500 PSI. For comparison:
Because of this incredibly high compressive strength ratio, we are able to create a bear can that is light, voluminous, and a fun experience to use.
We are offering three types of Hunny Cans:
The Hunny Canister: Limited Edition that includes resin lids and the alloy mess kit. 25 ounces, $39.
The Hunny Canister: Bear Necessities Edition with just resin lids, 13.4 ounces, $25.
The Hunny Ursa Minor, the lightest bear can ever. Only 8 ounces, $19. (limited quantity)
(Check back for updates on the HunnyPots accessory!)
Each Hunny has an inner layer permeated with activated carbon, which captures scents before they escape the bear can!
(NOTE: Every Hunny also ships with 2 Resin Lids, if you are all about the ounces. Some areas have restrictions on open bear canisters while preparing food- check the rules for your area before you start cookin’!)
The canisters need to pass a 3-4 month series of tests before it can gain conditional approval by the Sierra Interagency Black Bear Group (SIBBG), and we are raising funds to iterate our materials testing and product development to get a canister to market before next summer.
Cost Breakdown (September 2016 estimates, Hunny Ltd. Ed.)
Update September 16, 2016: Announcing the Hunny Referral Contest! Refer a friend and get some awesome rewards!
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