[pct-l] Cramming a BV450 - YMWV
patti kulesz
peprmintpati88 at yahoo.com
Sat Jan 31 18:25:13 CST 2009
plus the first day of food doesn't have to go in the canister either....even the rangers will tell u tat...of course if u see a bear and he's chasing u...would probly be a good thing to DROP the pack...LOL The canister is only for the storage at the camps...not while ur hiking
patti
--- On Sat, 1/31/09, Gary Wright <gwtmp01 at mac.com> wrote:
From: Gary Wright <gwtmp01 at mac.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Cramming a BV450 - YMWV
To: "Postholer" <public at postholer.com>
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
Date: Saturday, January 31, 2009, 2:03 PM
On Jan 31, 2009, at 4:43 PM, Postholer wrote:
> Another question. Has anyone ever carried a canister for a 9 day/
> 200+ mile
> stretch with *all* their food in it? You either carried it in 2
> canisters or
> left a substantial portion out of the canister.
In 2007, I left KM for VVR with 10/11 days of food. I had seven+ days
worth in
the bearvault. By Crabtree Meadows (three days hiking) everything was
in the
canister. I believe that this resulted in 'following the rules'
without too much
trouble other than the time spent creatively packing the canister.
I think the BV full weighed about 17-18lbs. So I had 2+ lbs of food/
day.
One trick I used was to pack the bottom of the BV for three-four days
of food and
then three-four days of food on top of that. That way I never had to
go diving to the
bottom of the canister to get dinner or a snack or whatever.
You also have to work hard to get all extra air out of your packaging
and be willing to
squish your food mercilessly.
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