[pct-l] food storage strategy

[Thomas Jamrog]

I did the same as Steeleye, but used the Ursak Minor on my thru hike, generally inside my tent .  I camped with other guys who slept with their food bags, but my food escaped being raided by rodents.  Theirs did- could be luck. I saw some small nibble marks on the fabric, but none got through.  
Uncle Tom .  
" When one cannot be sure that there are many days left, each single day becomes as important as a year, and one does not waste and hour in wishing that that hour were longer, but simply fills it, like a smaller cup, as high as it will go without spilling over" -  Natalie Kusz

On Jul 30, 2012, at 11:52 AM, CHUCK CHELIN wrote:

> Good morning, Mike,
> 
> I’ve been hiking the Mountain West – off and on -- since the 1950s; the
> vast majority of the time sleeping under the stars or under an open tarp
> rather than in an enclosed tent.  Except where bear ‘cans are required, I
> keep my grub in one or two SilNylon sacks at the head of my bed.  I’ve not
> lost any food, and only a couple of times have I heard the faint
> scritch-scritch-scritch of little night critter poking around, and had to
> chase it off.
> 
> It probably helps that I avoid – but not entirely – the most prominent
> hiker campsites.  That not only avoids many of the experienced
> camp-critters, but it also allows the larger sites to be used by groups of
> other hikers with tents, since all I need is a mostly flat and level patch
> about 2’ x 7’ in size.
> 
> Other experienced hikers have tales of mice getting into their chow, but I
> do not.  Maybe it’s just good luck.
> 
> Steel-Eye
> 
> -Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965
> 
> http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
> 
> http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09/
> 
> 
> On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 5:42 PM, mike Shoys <mashoys at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> hello all,
>> 
>> i'm attaining all of the gear i'll need for the pct and have come to food
>> storage and need help. from what i've heard rodents are a frequent problem
>> and bears a less frequent problem. i imagine hanging a food bag will be out
>> of question for much of the desert, but where do most of you store your
>> food at night? in the tent or in the trees? i'd love to bypass the extra
>> chore if it's not a foolish idea, and i'm thinking of getting one of these
>> if hanging food is more desirable... 4.7 oz. and 60 bucks... seems a bit
>> spendy but not completely out of question:
>> 
>> http://gossamergear.com/packs/bearister-food-hanging-system.html
>> 
>> would love to hear your thoughts on it.
>> 
>> 
>> mike
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