[pct-l] Cramming a BV450

[Jeffrey Olson]

Last summer when getting a permit from the ranger station just south of 
Lone Pine, the lady ranger said that she and her colleagues had stuffed 
nine days worth of food in the BV450.  I expressed a bit of scepticism, 
never having gotten more than five days in there.  She admitted that you 
have to select your food based on density and shape - no macaroni or 
puffy instant rice type stuff...  I got histrionic and vented some 
before leaving.  She was laughing with me though...

Jeff Olson
Martin, SD

David Margavage wrote:
> I was thinking of doing 10 days without a town stop in the Sierra's.  So I
> got a BV450 and started stuffing.  I packed in 5 dinners, 5 lunch, 7
> breakfast and snacks for a total weight 5.72lbs.  I mean it was crammed full
> and I still had another 3.25lbs that I could not get in it.  I was think I
> can have the factory sealed food in my tent.  Would a Ranger have an issue
> with that? Do they make extensions for the BV ;-)
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