The Pelican 1610 vs The Raccoon

[F18Guy]

Funny thing happened this weekend. Camping at a Missouri State Park, my Pelicans experienced a meeting with the local fat bastard raccoon. We were warned by the camp host and cleaned everything up around the site prior to hitting the tent. Saturday morning around 3am, I hear this scratching / dragging noise. I grab the flashlight, point it out the tent and light up my camping area. Then I saw the funniest thing....this raccoon was biting, scratching, pushing, molesting a pair of Pelican 1610's that I had loaded with dry foods. With the flashlight shined on him, his effort did not deter for at least 10 minutes. Finally he gave up and moved on. For two nights, my camp site remained unmolested.

However, the next site over did not fair so well. The fat bastard raccoon attacked their garbage and their food leaving a trail of crap leading into the forest; their camp kitchen destroyed. Apparently the screened shelter that Uncle Jed and family had set up was no match for this mighty Missouri Raccoon

 

[RedneckRover]

Thanks... I needed a good laugh this morning. Glad to hear all the food was saved!

Pelican 1 Raccoon 0

 

[garrett]

Funny thing happened this weekend. Camping at a Missouri State Park, my Pelicans experienced a meeting with the local fat bastard raccoon. We were warned by the camp host and cleaned everything up around the site prior to hitting the tent. Saturday morning around 3am, I hear this scratching / dragging noise. I grab the flashlight, point it out the tent and light up my camping area. Then I saw the funniest thing....this raccoon was biting, scratching, pushing, molesting a pair of Pelican 1610's that I had loaded with dry foods. With the flashlight shined on him, his effort did not deter for at least 10 minutes. Finally he gave up and moved on. For two nights, my camp site remained unmolested.

However, the next site over did not fair so well. The fat bastard raccoon attacked their garbage and their food leaving a trail of crap leading into the forest; their camp kitchen destroyed. Apparently the screened shelter that Uncle Jed and family had set up was no match for this mighty Missouri Raccoon

Paul. are you sure he was not just trying to get to the Pocheen?

 

[D Chapman]

Raccoons usually are attracted to things than Bling...

 

[F18Guy]

LOL Garrett. I did have a bottle of Macallen 12 in one of the boxes. Fat bastard probably smelled the cookies and was looking for a sugar fix.

 

[draaronr]

You got lucky he didn't come back the next night with some friends. They would have carried it up the hill and dropped it on some rocks and cracked it like a nut. Does pelican have a warranty for that?

 

[F18Guy]

Dear Pelican Products,

Under Paragraph 69 of your warranty, titled Raccoon Molestation; I would like a full refund of my purchase price for one (1) black 1610.

Yeah, I just don't think so....

Here's a pic of Myra enjoying a free ride....

 

[JacIntyre]

Where?

Very nice Paul, where did you go?

 

[F18Guy]

Sean, We went down to Trail of Tears State Park.

 

[S Marks]

That's too funny. My brother and I went to Beavers Bend State Park in OK for some fly fishing. Same thing happened...we awoke to the sound of scratching, etc., to see a family of coons (2 fat bastards and one little one) trying to break into a North Face weather/water proof bag that held food. They struggled mightily with the velcro and couldn't seem to make it happen. We watched them via head lamps for a while until they decided that they could work on the bag better at another locale. They began to drag the bag out into the woods. Pretty funny.

Another raccoon story...my wife and I went camping at a lake south of D/FW several years ago and I HAD a bag of those iced animal crackers (you know the ones ). Anywho, I accidentally left them on the table for the duration of the night. That night, I heard the rustling and knew exactly what was going on. I got out of the tent and put the light on him. He was sitting there eating the cookies one at a time. He would reach into the bag, grab one, and eat it; repeat. Anyway, as I struggle to get the sleep out of my eyes to begin a pursuit, he rolled up the top of the bag, secured it in his mouth, and took off for the lake's edge. Due to the rocky terrain and the sleep induced drowsiness, I decided it was pointless but I did keep the light on him. Once he saw that I was no longer on his ass, he sat back down to eat. Funniest thing ever. Very interesting creatures to say the least!

 

[Matt Taylor]

I love raccoons. Once, while playing golf, I bought some crackers from the cart chick. I set them in the ball holders of the cart and climbed a tee box to hit my shot. When I looked back the twenty or so yards where the cart was, this fat bastard raccoon was sitting on the seat opening my crackers. Just like I was about to do. He was casually popping them in his mouth one at time. He opened them like I open a bag of chips.

The raccoons at this golf course are pretty used to people -- I fed them from my hand before. Probably not a good idea, but raccoons are too cool. I like their whole bandito thing -- the old school burgular eye disguise, the mischief.

 

[Asolo3j]

Raccoon out during the day??? Was he foaming up and all cross-eyed over your crackers too?