If your travels take you to bear country, for example Yellowstone national park, there are some important things to remember to safely enjoy your trip. The first thing to know is that you want to make sure that your car does not have any food or drinks that might attract a bears attention. You may think that buried cheeseburger in the backseat is safe, but remember bears have a very strong sense of smell and can rip a car door off with one hand, so why risk it. This prohibition goes double for the tent since the last thing you want is a hungry bear ripping into your tent while you are trying to sleep. The way you deal with the problem of food is by putting all food and drinks into a bag 100ft away from your campsite downwind. You also are going to want to hang it 25 feet in the air and make sure it is 6ft or so from the tree so the bear cant easily reach the bag by climbing the tree, or if you are in an established camp ground they should have some bear proof containers for you to use. The cooking and preparation of food should also be around 100ft downwind from the campsite so as to not attract the bears with the smells of the food you just prepared. When it comes time to cleaning the dishes (or yourself for that matter) make sure you use unscented soap because while bathing with fruit scented shampoo and body wash will make you smell nice, it also makes you smell like food to the bears, which isn't something I would recommend.
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