[pct-l] ursacks

[Michael Badger]

About how many days worth of food for a solo hiker can you expect to get
into one ursak (at around 4000 calories/day)?



On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 11:11 PM, Sir Mixalot <atetuna at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yep, I should have been using an odor proof bag, and have changed my ways,
> but I appreciated learning what it could stand up to.
>
> While preventing a loss of food is usually the primary reason for using an
> odor proof bag, to me a bigger benefit is not giving scavengers a reason to
> come around me or my food.  The result is a better sleep.
>
> On Tue, 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
> >
> >
> >   ------------------------------
> > *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
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 2:45 PM, Pamela McCullough <Pamelarun at aol.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > What are your thoughts on using the ursack for carrying food?  Pamela
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPad
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