[pct-l] ursacks

[Sir Mixalot]

5 days fits nicely.  I think I've put in 7 days before, but it was
difficult to pack and close.  All my food was powdered or trail mix and was
in 2/3rd full quart size freezer bags.

On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 12:03 AM, Michael Badger <mbadger at mbadger.com>wrote:

> 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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