[pct-l] bear canisters too small for long stretches on PCT?

[jplynch at crosslink.net]

One suggestion I've seen is to carry the first day's food outside of the 
canister, since it'll be eaten before nightfall.  And for the last day, you 
don't need to carry food for dinner, since you'll be off the trail.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Richard Sturm
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2018 9:58 AM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] bear canisters too small for long stretches on PCT?

Regarding bear canisters the larger 2 lb 9 oz BV500 supposedly holds 7 days 
of food, per the manufacturer (and this is written on the box it comes in). 
I can only get  about 5 days of food into mine including packaging.  You'd 
have to dump all your food together out of the packages to fit in 7 days, 
right?


Even if you can fit in 5-7 days worth of food, the distance between 
resupplies in the Sierras can be 10 days from what I can see, at least at my 
slow hiking pace. Doesn't this force many hikers to "cheat" and carry a 
separate food supply kept outside the approved canister?  It wouldn't be 
practical to have two canisters.  One might consider the lighter Ursack 
(about 8-13 oz, depending on the model) as a backup to the canister, but 
apparently the local rules don't approve of that.


How do other hikers handle this issue?


Thanks,


RS

r-sturm at msn.com


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