[pct-l] Water, bear canisters, stoves/fuel

[Mike Chapman]

I dont know where you live Ben,but in my neck of the
woods(norcal,donner summit) there are plenty of Bears,and no bear
canister rules. I see Bears all the time,heck the bear poop and tracks
are enough to scare most people away from my hiking zones. Go sit
behind the Kingvale Shell in the evening,about 5 miles from the pct,an
eye opening site. Ive never had a problem with them,besides the time
they flattened my truck(the whole cab) looking for some food crumbs.
Im just saying,there are lots of bears in Cali,so be mentally
prepared,and dont be scared,they smell that like a honey sandwich.
Hike On.

On 2/3/11, Ben Crowell <pctcrowell11 at lightandmatter.com> wrote:
> Re bear canisters --
>
> Bears are extremely uncommon almost everywhere in California.
> If you have a map that shows places where there are bear boxes,
> that's because those are the unusual places where bears are
> common. The first step toward avoiding bear hassles is to
> avoid camping at those places. If you do that, you are extremely
> unlikely to see a bear.
>
> The Sierra is a patchwork of jurisdictions. In some of those,
> canisters are required. In some, they're not.
>
> For the sections of the PCT where hard-sided bear canisters are
> not required, one option is to use an ursack, which is much lighter
> than a bear canister. It is also fairly resistant to rodents,
> etc. An ursack is much more effective against bears than hanging
> your food from a tree.
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