[pct-l] April 14th from campo

[Donna Saufley]

Getting your bear canister at Kennedy Meadows is a good plan.  There are
people who swear you can get 12+ days of food in the canisters, but for the
life of me I cannot do it with the food I was carrying.  Most hikers will
keep a separate bag for overflow food, of course eating it as quickly as
possible to consolidate into the can at night.  There is a worthwhile
article on fitting food into a bear can, written by Tom Reynolds, at:

http://www.pcta.org/planning/before_trip/health/canistercare.doc

Also, for all you newbies out there, there are excellent planning resources
and FAQs at the PCTA's website:

http://www.pcta.org/planning/before.asp

And most questions have been answered in the archives of the PCT-L:

http://mailman.backcountry.net/pipermail/pct-l/

Best of luck in your planning!

L-Rod


-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of segimon castañer
Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 10:33 AM
To: Pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] April 14th from campo

Hi everyone!
   
  I´m a spanish hiker who will be beginning a 2 months section PCT hike in
april 14th from Campo until...
  I am quite set now but I still have some doubts.About the bear
cannister,should I send it to Kennedy Meadows together with the snow
gear?They look so small! How many days food can I stuff in there?Shall I get
two?
  Do you think the Sierra will be walkable at the end of may?What snow gear
should I send?
  I still don´t have any guidebook and will only have a couple of days in
San Diego for shopping and shipping.Which one do you recommend?
   
  Thank you all and I can´t promise not coming back with some more of this
silly questions I should already know by now.
   
  Cheers.
   
  ´´When the body walks,the soul flies free´´
   

       
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