[pct-l] Cramming a BV450

[Ellen Shopes]

Take the 'factory sealed' stuff out of it's packaging!  It's desicated 
enough to last without it and will pack into the can better.  Some volume 
can be saved by cramming loose stuff in spaces between packages.  (I've 
heard of rice and oatmeal being carried loose.)
My husband and I got 10 days worth of food into our bear canisters (except 
for the dinner we were eating that day).  OK, we did lose some weight during 
that portion.  Leave out the lowest calorie stuff, search the web for 
powdered versions of foods.  Wildernessdining.com has powdered cheese, 
butter, peanut butter, beans, etc.  don't take stuff you can't stomp on and 
crush into the can.
Ellen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Margavage" <davidmargavage at gmail.com>
To: <Pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 12:34 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Cramming a BV450


>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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