Re: [pct-l] Home made bear canisters

["(R.J.Calliger)" <calliger@infolane.com>]

At 10:34 PM -0800 8.13.2000, PCT-L Guest Post wrote:
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>Last summer my friend and I used some 4" (.25" wide) pvc pipes to make
>some canisters for storing food.  They have a sealed bottom and a threaded
>cap.  We used them in Zion, but there didn't seem to be any wildlife
>there.  We are going on a 4 day jaunt in the Rocky Mountains.  Does anyone
>expect them to work?
>
>-mark
>
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I would not use anything that a bear could grab in its mouth.  4" is perfect
to grab and carry away.

I am going to Lyell in YNP again this year and I will try 6" PVC because I
am tired
of carrying the extra three pounds.  I may also go to an alarm and pepper
spray instead.

Rich


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