[pct-l] Bear Cannisters

[Aaron Wallace]

A large canister can easily hold 8+ days worth of food for one person.  This is more than almost all thru-hikers need to travel from Glen Aulin to Dorothy Lake Pass, which is the longest canister-required stretch--at least until SEKI starts phasing out backcountry lockers...  Use the boxes at Glen Aulin and carry the next day's food outside the can, since you'll eat it before nightfall.  Or carry a second--or larger (the 900cc Bearikade Expedition)--canister.  There is no legitimate excuse for endangering other backpackers and bears with improperly stored "overflow".


-----Original Message-----
From: Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <diane at santabarbarahikes.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 2:59 PM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Bear Cannisters

I got hold of a large bear can and my food still doesn't fit. Just  
like everybody else I know out there hiking the PCT right now. It's  
the dirty little secret of the PCT.

At least I have the Ursack for the overflow. It's better than what  
most people have, which is nothing.