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[Paul Robison]

the question is dynamic,

what's your base weight, and how many CU in do you use before food and water?  
what will be a big determiner in your overall pack and what you need to carry.

the most food you 'MUST' carry is like 6 days if you push it...  but prepping 
for a few ten day stretches allows you to enjoy the trail more.  zeros on the 
trail are magical; and much cheaper than zeros in town.

as for containers for the water, the best lightest option are the lightweight 
gatorade liter bottles.   almost indestructible and replaceable at a whim.  and 
if your stretch doesn't required quite as much you can ditch a few bottles, and 
pick up a few more at the next town.  actually lighter but less versatile are 2 
Liter soda bottles.  and one on either side of a ULA circuit is a nice setup 
that i use often for shorter hikes.  i like the ocean spray cranberry juice 
bottle because of their wide mouth's 


bear canister the whole time?  an extra 2lb 4 oz for nothing?  my humble opinion 
is carry the bear canister only as required.  and practice safe techniques in 
other places.  2lb 4 oz is A HUGE amount of weight; and would be much better 
spent elsewhere.

the biggest thing is,  how much total weight are you carrying?  with a good 
base-weight (10 or 12 lbs) the idea of carrying a bear canister for nothing 
begins to seem more and more unreasonable.  obviously if you already have 30 lbs 
in your pack is can go almost unnoticed.

my humble opine,
~Paul





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From: Benjamin Grunbaum <bengrunbaum at gmail.com>
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Sent: Mon, January 10, 2011 11:03:52 PM
Subject: [pct-l] (no subject)

Rather than skim through the database of forum entries longer than I already
have I thought I would ask some questions which I am sure have been asked
many times before.  I am curious as to what those who have done the PCT
recommend for those parts of the trail where one may need to carry a little
extra water or lots of food.  What kind of container and how much water does
one need to carry on the longer stretches without a source? What is the most
food that one must carry? I have a Bearvault 500 bear canister and was
wondering if anyone carries them the whole time?  I carry mine whenever I go
backpacking know but have never done anything nearly as long as the PCT.
Any knowledge and suggestions would be appreciated.

Ben
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