Bear proof. It’s an easy phrase to understand and the phrase most commonly used in this unique industry. Here at BearSaver, we use the phrase "Bear Resistant” more often that not, mainly because we've been working with bear experts for so long their jargon just rubbed off on us. But, for the sake of Internet searches and overall name recognition, "bear proof" works just fine.

Fabricating bear proof trash cans and food storage lockers was a natural transition for us as a company. We've been making heavy-duty steel enclosures at our facilities for almost 25 years and have vast knowledge and experience dealing with material strengths, corrosion resistance and superior finishes.

You see, we don’t just buy and sell bear proof products…we create them. Designing and making our first bear proof containers was a unique challenge for us, not in a fabrication sense but in a sense of understanding the capabilities of the animals you’re trying to keep out...and the species are many.

Over the years our customers have had to deal with many types of animals. Bears, raccoons, squirrels, foxes, ravens, you name it. Even the smallest deer mouse had to be addressed. So yes, most of our products are now rodent proof as well.

Here at BearSaver, we brought together two diverse disciplines. One was something we already possessed, a successful metal fabrication company with resources to explore a new industry. The other was the help of wildlife biologists and bear experts with a vision to make things better by removing attractants. When these two disciplines united, BearSaver was born.

With a robust product line featuring over 75 different bear proof trash cans, bear proof dumpsters and bear proof food storage lockers, we have everything you need to remove the attractants that so often get our bruin friends in trouble.

We take our work serious and encourage proper use of our bear proof products at all times. BearSaver is the largest bear proof container supplier in the world, with products shipped to every bear habituated State and Province …and a lot of places with just critter problems!

The "BearSaver difference” is what we’ve learned from our research, experience and our ability to listen to what the real experts have to say. Over the years, BearSaver has studied many products claiming to be bear-resistant. Take the residential curbside carts for example.

We could make carts that "clip” shut using cheap thumb clips attached to cables, or we could offer the low cost "screw top” containers. Both of these containers are much easier to fabricate than containers with our patented push-to-close latching systems but, we choose not to offer these.

Alaska Dept Fish and Game did a pilot program over a 2-year span using clip-type carts. The result of their study was that the containers were not used properly either because people in general did not re-latch them or the clips failed in service. Bottom line: All lids and doors must be self-latching.