[pct-l] larger Bear Cannister

[Ned Tibbits]

Jamie,

I know the LD community is not a large nor profitable market, but I put in 
our request for 19" canisters!

Our desire, what we teach and promote at Mountain Education, is to go out 
into the mountains and remain there in as much as possible. Therefore, we 
try to have as few resupplies, especially trips off trail into town (adding 
extra mileage, vertical feet, and time to the schedule), as we can. This 
allows for the reason we're out there--to soak up the wilderness and shed 
civilization--to learn a new and wonderful way to live. So, the bigger the 
canister, the better!

Thanks, again, Jamie!

Mtnned

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "BearVault" <sales at bearvault.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 7:36 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] larger Bear Cannister length


> Unfortunately a larger diameter is NOT an option due to mold cost issues.
>
> Jamie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> On Behalf Of Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes
> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 5:48 PM
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] larger Bear Cannister length
>
>
> On Jun 26, 2008, at 4:53 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi, BearVault here.  Last year we asked the PCT community how large a
>> canister they would desire.  Given the limited market which limits the
>> variety of change we can afford, we were asking how long would you
>> like a
>> BearVault with the same diameter as our current two models.
>> Changing the
>> diameter is not an economic option.
>>
>> To my surprise, the consensus was 19" (a full 58% larger capacity
>> than our
>> current full size model).  Obviously this would pose carrying
>> issues, but
>> that was the desire; 19".
>>
>> Do you all still feel this is a good length, or would you like a
>> smaller or
>> longer length.
>>
>> Happy hiking, Jamie and Cindy
>> BearVault
>
>
> In my opinion, wider might be better than longer. I can only seem to
> get it inside my pack in the upright position, not on its side.
> There's not much room around it to put anything else, so as long as
> it's creating unusable empty space it may as well put it to use
> inside the can. I don't want to tie it to the outside because then my
> food will bake in the sun and it might fall off the pack and over a
> cliff or something.
>
> I have a large sized bear can, but it's not one of yours. The worst
> thing about it is the opening is smaller in diameter than the
> container, making it very hard to put food in and get it out again.
> Your container is better because the opening is about the same size
> as the container.
>
> Diane
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