[pct-l] Bear Canisters

[Thelma Fredricksen]

You absolutely MUST have a bear canister where they are required in
California....otherwise, not only is it illegal and you could get in
trouble, you might be responsible for a bear getting your food which 1. puts
the bear in great danger of being killed--they (the bear management people)
admit that they don't re-locate offenders anymore, because it just doesn't
work, 2. causes trouble for everyone else on the trail. The canisters have
mostly kept the bears out of our hair in the backcountry....an improvement
over the past.

They don't weight THAT much! Come on.



On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 11:18 AM, dan kayser <yoyodadio at msn.com> wrote:

>
> I am planning my 2011 thru hike and I am wondering what is the best method
> for traveling through areas requiring bear canisters.  1) Buy from BearVault
> then send home when finished 2) Rent a bear canister 3) Do with out.  I
> would prefer to avoid using a bear canister if at all possible.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan
>
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