[pct-l] To bring or not to bring

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

I'm curious how anybody got from what Yogi and everyone after her  
said about sleeping with their food that they didn't use bear cans.  
All of us said we slept with our food for thousands of miles except  
where bear canisters were required.

On Feb 7, 2013, at 5:59 AM, Mike Jurasius wrote:

> The bear can topic is an amusing topic that comes up again and  
> again on this and other forums. Anyone even considering not  
> bringing one in areas where they are required by law, are asking  
> for trouble, inevitably, by the bear or a ranger. I've been witness  
> to a dozen hikers along just the JMT who were victimized by a bear  
> by either sleeping with their food or hanging it. The bears have  
> gotten much more aggressive over the decades, as have other food- 
> eating varmints!   The good news, is that if you're concerned about  
> shaving off the awkward weight of the bear can, you'll lose the  
> weight of all your food and physical weight for starving several  
> days as you hike out foodless. People that play the game of  
> statistics are relying on luck only...and luck as we know  
> eventually runs out.  It's also important to note that most bears  
> are illiterate and do not know where park boundaries start and  
> stop. You may be camping legally without your can outside the park  
> boundary, but Yogi Bear doesn't care...your food all tastes the  
> same!  Best advice is hyoh and hayor (hike at your own risk)!
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