[pct-l] help

[Scott Bryce]

greg ringele wrote:
> im planning on taking a b-packing trip in the olympic national park.
> im a little confused, ive never used a bear can. and some of the
> campsites dont have a bear cable and some do, bear cans can be rented
> for a donation to the park , but, i dont know what im getting, and
> ive tryed pricing them and there exspensive. i will have three people
> for 7 to 8 days,

It isn't easy jamming 8 days worth of food for one person into a bear
can. Each of you will need your own bear can, and you will need to plan
carefully how you are going to pack all of your food into one.

If there are bear cables that you can use for the first couple of days,
that will make packing the bear can much easier.


> i dont thimk all my food will fit in i canister, also i dont like the
> idea of having to carry 75 to 100 feet of rope, to hang food at the
> campsites that dont have bear wire, i really dont know how the bear
> can works. is the cable in the air or is it staked to the ground?

It just sits on the ground somewhere where it won't roll far if a bear
kicks it. Don't leave it too close to your campsite. If a bear comes
around to check out the bear can, you don't want him checking your tent
out next.

A bear can is too big around for a bear to get his mouth around it, so
he won't carry it off, but he may move it around a bit as he tries to
open it. Don't tie anything to it. That will just provide a handle for
the bear to carry it away.


> also, each can i looked at were around or over 3 lbs. and what do i
> do if i need more than 1?

Each person in your group will need one. With careful planning, you
should be able to fit 8 days worth of food for one person into it.