[pct-l] new thru-hiker bear question

[randy_forsland@xxxxxxxxxxx (Randy Forsland)]

If you have the 1 lb 12 oz Bearikade by Wild-ideas..then it is no longer
approved for use. You must send it back to Wild-ideas for the addition of a
second aluminum ring which will bring the weight up to an even 2 pounds. Or
risk getting a ticket for using an unapproved model...

maybe we should shoot these guys after all. ;-)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Reynolds, WT" <reynolds@ilan.com>
To: <csx@schizoaffective.org>; <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 7:19 PM
Subject: RE: [pct-l] new thru-hiker bear question


> Horse Sh!T.
>
> What do you think, I don't backpack? My 1 pound 12 ounce Wild-Ideas
Canister
> is larger than a Garcia and fits very well into my 3000 ci Kelty Cloud. If
> you are planning a 2700 mile hike and can't solve this problem, don't
> bother.
>
> Food goes into a canister. If the food don't fit repack it or don't take
it.
> I wrote an artical that was posted on the PCTA and used as the basis for
the
> Inyo instructions. Read it! If you are planning a 2700 mile hike and can't
> solve this problem, don't bother.
>
> You guys are finally pissing me off enough to take action.
>
> Tom
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shawnie [mailto:catfishii@schizoaffective.org]
> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 6:53 PM
> To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Cc: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] new thru-hiker bear question
>
>
> On Sun, 9 Feb 2003 18:16:09 -0800, you wrote:
>
> >I agree that a thruhiker [not me] can reach Red's Meadow from before
Tully
> >Hole and reach Donahue pass from Agnew meadow thus not camping in the
bear
> >canister zone. On the other hand what is the big deal of carrying an
extra
> 1
> >pound 12 ounces for 100 of a 2700 mile trip? That's more foolish.
>
> 2.7 pounds is what the garcia machine bear can weighs.  It is very bulky
and
> hard to fit in your pack.  It's also not real easy to pack food into.  A
lot
> of
> people end up having to pack it by lashing it to the outside of their pack
> while
> carrying the food in another bag in the pack.  Then when they reach the
camp
> site they un lash the bear can and load it with food.   It will not fit
into
> a
> lot of backpacks.
>
> --
> "The degree to which we suffer indicates the degree to which we are alive.
> When we take drugs to ease our suffering, we stifle our psychological and
> spiritual life."
>
>  - Peter R. Breggin M.D.
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