[pct-l] Bear Cans

[jamesfmiller at hotmail.com]

The BV 450/500 fits nicely horizontily in the bottom of the Catalyst . It  
would have to be vertical in the Circuit.
..I believe 


-----Original message-----
From: Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com>
To: "<albert at survivalcrafters.com>" <albert at survivalcrafters.com>
Cc: "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Thu, Jan 13, 2011 21:33:02 GMT+00:00
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Bear Cans

I LOVE my circuit... And have trouble filling it even with 5 liters of water  
and 5 days worth of food

It really is a lot of space,  I can't imagine how much space the bigger one  
must have

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On 2011-01-13, at 1:54 PM, <albert at survivalcrafters.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> Good timing. I'm down to the final days of deciding between the Circuit  
and
> the Catalyst and was just going to check on the bear-can fits. The ad on  
the
> ULA site for the Catalyst says that it's "bear canister friendly" and it
> doesn't say that on the Circuit (which I realize doesn't mean much because
> it's just and ad) but I was glad to see your post. Can you post a link to
> steeleye's site and tell me which canister it is that fits horizontally in
> the Circuit?
> 
> Also, any pro/con opinions you have about these packs would be  
appreciated.
>> From all the research I've done it seems to come down to them being equal
> quality backpacks with the Catalyst having a little more weight with a lot
> more room. Reviews say some people tend to fill up the Catalyst with stuff
> they don't need just because they have that space available to fill.  
That's
> why I'm 97% decided on the Circuit but still lingering on that 3% of me
> saying "Just get the biggest one and don't use the extra space if you  
don't
> need it.", but I don't want to carry the extra weight of the pack itself
> just to have room available I may not need. Yeah, I'm a little stressed  
over
> this decision. (sigh) 
> 
> Thanks,
> Albert   
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> On Behalf Of Scott Williams
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 11:15 PM
> To: CHUCK CHELIN
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Bear Cans
> 
> Good info on your site Steel-Eye.  The old black bear can in the picture  
is
> what I still use, and it fits inside of the ULA Circuit, horizontally.   
Fit
> just perfectly above all the rest of my stuff.
> 
> Shroomer
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