[pct-l] Do the math - Packing a Bear Canister

[Greg Hardwick]

Most of these determinations make the assumption of no stops.  Maybe what 
you are saying is perhaps it is not wise to non-stop it through the 
Sierra's?





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From: "stillroaming" <pct at delnorteresort.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 7:44 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Do the math - Packing a Bear Canister


> Consider the following:
> + 9 days food needed
> + 4500-6000 calories a day
> + 700 cubic inch canister (large):
>
> If you filled the canister up with processed white sugar, you would would
> get 4150 calories per day
>
> If you filled the canister with 1/3 Canola Oil and 2/3 Sugar, you would 
> get
> 6163 calories per day.
>
> Obviously, as thru-hikers have experienced in the past, one canister is 
> not
> enough. It's not what you cram into the canister that counts, it's the
> calories that go in it. "A days worth of food" is highly variable and
> dependent on the type of hiking you do.
>
> I want to see someone cram 40,500 calories (4,500 for 9 days) of power 
> bars
> into a bear can. That's 175 power bars @ 230 calories per bar!
>
> In my opinion, Tom has just highlighted why canisters are not practical 
> for
> most thru-hikers. What you'll find people doing is putting part of their
> food in a canister and keep the rest in a plastic bag or stuff sack. 
> Besides
> showing Mr. Ranger your canister and avoiding a ticket, what have you
> achieved?
>
> If you're going to continue to cram canisters down or throats, you'd 
> better
> make it 2 canisters.
>
> Notes:
> 1 cup of sugar = 770 calories
> 1 cup of canola oil = 1927 calories
>
> Scott Parks
>
>
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