[pct-l] bear bag?

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

I stored my food in a white trash compactor bag. Being white it's  
easier to see what's inside. It's large and durable. I still use the  
same bag after all the miles. I kept my food in my tent so I could  
eat as I pleased. I used a bear canister where required. No problems  
at all. I saw 9 bears on the whole trail, plus 2 or 3 on my hike from  
Santa Barbara to the PCT. They all were terrified of me, except the  
one in Tuolumne Meadows car camp. I also have tooth marks on my bear  
canister from the Shady Rest car campground in Mammoth Lakes.

On Feb 4, 2013, at 10:10 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2013 20:31:01 -0500
> From: julie windsor <windsor.jj at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] bear bag?
>
> On our 2010 AT Sobo, Silver and I carried Ursaks.  The extra 5 oz  
> was well
> worth the convenience of not having to hang a bear bag.  And our food
> didn't get attacked in the shelters by the mice.  But we're  
> thinking of
> changing it up for our PCT trip.  I know that we have to use the  
> infamous
> bear cannisters in some sections.  What are folks doing the rest of  
> the
> time?  Seems like an awful lot of people sleep with their food?   
> Also, are
> there usually trees to hang your bag?
>
> Thanks for your advice--saw another posting that mentioned that  
> this was
> one area that Yogi didn't discuss much in her guide and I'm a  
> Southern gal
> who has never hiked out West.
>
> -- 
> *- TurtleHawk*