[pct-l] canisters in the Southern Sierra

[piedra2901 at yahoo.com (Kurt Johnson)]

Dave,  Emma said that she did NOT want to re-start the canister wars ;)
The problem is that most people are not the mountain man that you are, and thus most do not take proper precautions to secure their food.  It would be impossible, as you suggest,  to "test" everyone who goes into the backcountry to see if they know what they are doing. Thus, we have bear canister regulations in certain areas to ensure that more people will be able to have the kind of encounter that Christine had.
Dude, yuse a spel chekr.
 
Padre

Dave <teamcourage@attbi.com> wrote:
I think it is stuped to requie them they should have a test and see iof 
you know what the hell your doing. I can hang my food and one bear one 
get it. I have been around bears and in bear country all my life with no 
problims. I have also seen bear caisters get ttested and riped apart

>
> Christine Kudija wrote:
>
>> Seems to me that you won't have a need for a canister until about 
>> Crabtree
>> (where there's probably a bear box; I'm sure someone will 
>> know)...where are
>> you exiting?
>>
>> In '94, in a stream drainage just out of Kennedy Meadows, though, we 
>> had a
>> magnificent encounter with a young cinnamon/gold black bear who 
>> crossed the
>> trail in front of us, proceeded about 50 yards up the hill, then sat 
>> under a
>> tree watching us like the tourists we were. We got him on video - 
>> and have
>> misplaced the film. Go figure!!!!
>>
>> Christine "Ceanothus" Kudija
>>
>> "Never measure the height of a mountain, until you have reached the top.
>> Then you will see how low it was." Dag Hammarskjold
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "emma eyeball" 
>> To: 

>> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 5:36 PM
>> Subject: [pct-l] canisters in the Southern Sierra
>>
>>
>> | now i DO NOT want to reawaken the canister wars, but i
>> | confess i don't want to carry my 2-pound-plus
>> | Bearikade on my upcoming hike of Section G.
>> |
>> | for those who are not rabid haters of canisters, do
>> | you know if bear conditions in the area warrant my
>> | carrying a canister or not? i've never had to
>> | counterbalance before, and so i worry that i wouldn't
>> | do it correctly. but if bear problems are minimal
>> | then i'll take my chances.
>> |
>> | thanks for your input.
>> |
>> | __________________________________
>> | Do you Yahoo!?
>> | Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM).
>> | http://calendar.yahoo.com
>> | _______________________________________________
>> | pct-l mailing list
>> | pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>> | http://mailman.hack.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> pct-l mailing list
>> pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>> http://mailman.hack.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l
>>
>> 
>>
>
>


_______________________________________________
pct-l mailing list
pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
http://mailman.hack.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l

---------------------------------
Do you Yahoo!?
Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM).