[pct-l] Bear Canisters

[Thelma Fredricksen]

Hi Dan,
I'd say not. I don't know how many miles you can do a day, but they are only
located in a few places. You can get a list for Yosemite by going to the the
"backcountry" part of their site and find a list of locations. Maybe other
areas have a similar list. The only ones in YNP I know about are on roads,
in Little Yosemite Valley, at High Sierra Camps and....well, that's it. I'm
not sure if it's legal to walk during the day w/o a canister--I guess I
don't see why not as long as you protect your food and pack by having it
always very close to where you are....I think they usually they say "within
arm's reach" if you have exposed/available food.....they count toothpaste
and soap etc. as "food" also.


On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 2:49 PM, dan kayser <yoyodadio at msn.com> wrote:

> I am not against using them but is it possible to use bear boxes instead?
> Are there enough of them to get by without using a bear canister?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:34:22 -0700
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Bear Canisters
> From: thelma.fredricksen at gmail.com
> To: yoyodadio at msn.com
> CC: Pct-L at backcountry.net
>
>
> 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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