[pct-l] Ursack S29 a step closer...

[Mike Cunningham]

The real problem is that a bear that gets your food is inevitably a dead bear. If you will not do what is right stay out of bear country & it really is their country. They live there, not us.

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On Sun, 4/20/14, Jackie McDonnell <yogihikes at gmail.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [pct-l] Ursack S29 a step closer...
 To: "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
 Date: Sunday, April 20, 2014, 12:00 AM
 
 The bears are EXACTLY that
 smart.  Smarter, actually.
 
 Save your food.  Save the bears.  Use a bear
 canister.
 
 Yogi
 www.yogisbooks.com
 
 
 On Sat, Apr 19, 2014 at 10:57 PM, Gail Van Velzer <vanvelzer at charter.net>wrote:
 
 > It is true that everything in the Ursak can be
 crushed.  It's also true
 > that
 > the bear canister can be used as a seat or table. 
 But, the Ursak still
 > packs easier and is lighter.  There's got to be a
 way to hang it and
 > confound the bears!  They can't be that smart, can
 they?
 >
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Bob Bankhead" <wandering_bob at comcast.net>
 > To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
 > Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2014 7:05 PM
 > Subject: Re: [pct-l] Ursack S29 a step closer...
 >
 >
 > > Try placing your sleeping pad between your bear
 can and your back. Works
 > > wonders for carrying comfort, and I use a
 Bearikade Expedition. I gave
 > > away
 > > my Ursack years ago.
 > >
 > > Ursacks are more comfortable and are easier to
 position within your pack
 > > because they are soft-sided and flexible and can
 be mostly re-shaped as
 > > needed. Bear cans are rigid and close more easily
 and securely; what you
 > > have is what you get.
 > >
 > > Hard-sided bear cans make great camp seats and/or
 tables and provide far
 > > better physical protection to their contents.
 Ursacks' flexibility means
 > > their contents can be more easily crushed by
 bears, or by your own weight
 > > if
 > > used for pillows or sit-upons.
 > >
 > > In the end, you pay your money and take your
 choice (and your chances).
 > >
 > >
 > > And then there's the issue of what's deemed
 acceptable by the powers that
 > > be..............
 > >
 > >
 > >
 > >
 > >
 > >
 > > -----Original Message-----
 > > From: Matthew Edwards
 > > Subject: Re: [pct-l] Ursack S29 a step closer...
 > >
 > > Might not be for everyone.
 > > I have a BV 500 and an Ursack S29.
 > > The advantage for comfort in the pack goes to the
 Ursack by far.
 > >
 > > Might be handy for hikers that find carrying 
 barrel between the shoulder
 > > blades painful.
 > >
 > >
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