[pct-l] ursacks

[Nikki Eddy]

I was also going to throw my two cents in and say turkey bags are totally smell proof also...and super light. I used to know someone in college who dealt with large quantities of pot and he would transport it in those because they don't let smell out! :-)

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On Mar 19, 2013, at 7:41 AM, Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com> wrote:

> If you put an OPSak inside your Ursack the critters won't smell what is inside. OPSaks are what I used from Mexico to Canada - never lost any food. Through the Sierra National Parks I did use two bear canisters as required by the rules.
> MendoRider-Hiker
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> From: Sir Mixalot <atetuna at gmail.com>
> To: Pamela McCullough <Pamelarun at aol.com> 
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net 
> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 11:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] ursacks
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> I use one all the time.  In southern California I've had a cougar nibble on
> the bottom of my bag.  I got to watch that.  It also helped when I suddenly
> decided to go to ADZPCTKO.  I didn't want to carry my heavy food bag down
> the mountain only to have to carry it back up.  There were only low lying
> trees, but that was okay.  I hung my Ursack to it and didn't come back to
> it until two weeks later.  There were tiny rodent holes near the top, but
> none of my food was compromised.
> 
> I love my Ursack.  I wouldn't hike without it unless I'm using a bear
> canister.
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> On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 2:45 PM, Pamela McCullough <Pamelarun at aol.com>wrote:
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>> What are your thoughts on using the ursack for carrying food?  Pamela
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