My husband and I purchased one of your bearicuda garbage cans, I think in 2009. So far the bearicuda garbage can has withstood numerous bear break-in attempts successfully, no complaints about the Bearicuda Bin. I wanted to write about the latest one though because I believe it is a testimont to the quality of your product. My husband and I were doing yardwork today and he noticed the Bearicuda was missing. It was very windy this afternoon so we thought it was blown across the lawn. My search found no container over the banks or around the yard. My husband’s search, however, produced the missing container about 500 feet into the woods. A bear had taken the bearicuda garbage can from the side of our house and carried it up a hill into the woods to get at the household garbage inside. The bear was unsuccessful at getting to the contents, but he did chew a sizeable piece out of the container’s lid. We took photos because the teeth marks are remarkable not to mention the effort that the bear put into trying to get into the container. Unfortunately, we now need a new lid, but once again our Bearicuda is victorious over the black bear. Tina Palecek