[pct-l] Pre-planning a thru hike

[Craig Stanton]

The official requirements for bear canisters are easily findable online

http://www.google.com/search? 
hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=USFS+ 
bear+canister+requirements+sierras&spell=1

The first result gets you to here

http://www.pcta.org/help/join/magazines/FoodStorageMapJuly07.pdf

There are virtually no shelters along the PCT so you'll need to be ok  
with what ever you carry be it tarp, tent or neither. I took a tent but  
only used it twice from the sierras to northern Washington.


On 31/10/2007, at 3:49 PM, JOHN HEUBI wrote:

> Hello everybody!
>
> I am new to this site.  I have been checking in for
> just a couple of weeks.
>
> My wife and I completed a thru hike of the AT last
> year and are now starting to plan a thru hike of the
> PCT.  We probably won't go 'til '09, but the planning
> is half the fun.
>
> I am wondering if I can get some advice from any of
> you on some (probably common) questions???
> What parts of the Trail if any would we need a bear
> canister? ice pick? crampons?  Any recommendation on
> carrying portions of guide books / maps?  Any good
> planning books?  Any significant differences between
> the AT and PCT that I might not be aware of???
> Any ideas that anyone would be willing to share would
> be appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
> John aka Railroad
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