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[Benjamin Grunbaum]

Thank You for the responses.  I have not seen or heard of the Dromedary bag
before.  I live in the redwoods in Northern California and have never had to
be concerned about water.  I like the weight and apparent durability of
these bags, however I do not know about the black shell.  I would imagine
the water gets very hot on a sunny day.

I like the idea of a wire mesh bag.  I grew up in the desert (never really
did any packing at that time) and recall all the mice and rats.  I have
unfortunately lost some food to some ambitious animals on Mount Shasta and
use a bear canister wherever I go now so that never happens again. I
understand that dropping that weight can only help your chances of making
it.

As far as how much my base backpack weight is, I do not know.  I have never
really worried about that before; In my defense I have never backpacked so
many consecutive days so I am figuring this stuff out.  Some of my gear such
as my sleeping bag is neither the lightest or smallest so I may even need to
replace some essentials.

Thank you for the responses.





On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 8:25 AM, Kevin Cook <hikelite at gmail.com> wrote:

> For water, I'm a fan of MSR Dromedary or Hydromedary water bags.
> There are a couple 20+ mile waterless stretches in socal, so you need to
> carry an entire day's water. That's at least a gallon. When I backpack in
> areas with no water, like parts of The Grand Canyon, I'll often carry as
> much 6 liters, occassionaly more, but that's only when I need to go 2 days
> without access to water. You will see water everyday on the PCT.
>
> I use a big stuff sack for my food usually. In The Canyon, I have a wire
> mesh bag to protect from rodents. I'll use a bear can in the Sierras.
>
> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 9:03 PM, Benjamin Grunbaum <bengrunbaum at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> 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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