Hours from being a dead tough guy.
Not much detail on the bear portion of the story.
When in Bear country and not moving food should be hung in Bear bags or similar devices - and your campsite kept as clean as possible to cut down on smells.
Since much of his equipment went with the food it must be assumed he either just stopped, was packed to move or moving and the gear was destroyed while the bear went after the food.
He was camping prior to the Bear attack. He was surviving after the Bear atack. In surviving you make do with what you have. He wasn’t doing so well in the surviving department as the authorities said he was hours from death.
do bear bags have charcoal liners?