WILD IDEAS

Wild Ideas, LLC was formed in November, 1998 to meet the challenge of enjoying wilderness hiking while minimizing impact on the lives of wild animals that are a vital aspect of the adventure of backpacking. The Bearikade portable food storage canister was introduced during the 1999 hiking season and this marked the first Wild Ideas commercial product. Our three aerospace engineers had studied over a thousand questionnaires, supplied by the National Park Service, to understand product improvements suggested by hikers who care about keeping food away from bears and other animals. The two most common complaints about the existing canister were "too heavy" and "opening is too small". Using the lightest and strongest materials available, the Bearikade offers significant improvement in both areas of design. It is one pound lighter and has a 2" larger diameter opening... Wild Ideas is currently developing other dual purpose backpacking products which reduce overall trip weight by their..

Also known as: Wild Ideas, LLC

Primary location: Santa Ynez United States