[pct-l] Ursack feedback?

[Dave and Cindy]

I agree with Gadget that meeting on the trail was one of our happy memories 
too!.........And........... I think that it is a great idea to be better 
safe than sorry when it comes to ones food in regards to dealing with a 
hungry thru hiker!
Gadget's friend Zelda

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Lewis" <brianle8 at gmail.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 3:52 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Ursack feedback?


> ProDeal said:
> "From what I have seen I would avoid the Ursack. First off they have been
> known to fail. Second, they allow your food to turn into a fine powder 
> from
> a bears attempt to get at your food. Third, the company itself has a bad
> reputation in the outdoor community. I would go with the bear vault."
>
> And Zelda more or less agreed with the above.  Gads, I hate to come out 
> with
> anything that even hints at disagreeing with Zelda (you and Tarzan are 
> some
> of my happy memories from last year!), but I think it really depends on
> *context*.
>
> In the Sierras, an Ursack isn't a legal choice (nor is a ratsack).   I 
> don't
> know anything about the Ursack company having a bad reputation (good or
> bad), but IMO the product is a good choice over hanging your food north of
> the Sierras.   I liked the option of sleeping with my food for the first 
> 700
> miles, and I know that folks do that in NorCal + OR + WA, but I felt that 
> 8
> oz and $65 was reasonable to reduce the odds of various critters (not just
> bears) getting at my food, and hanging is a PITA in various ways, 
> especially
> if you want to have any realistic chance of defeating a hungry bear.
>
>
> Brian Lewis / Gadget '08
> http://postholer.com/brianle
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