[pct-l] Bear Canisters

[jdrows at comcast.net (JD Schaefer)]

Jesse
I can't stand the damn thing but I gritted my teeth and bought the
Weekender.  A few reasons why: 1) as simple as it sounds, I believe the
statement "A fed bear is a dead bear"; 2) a bear last month on the JMT tried
to get into the tent in which my son and I were sleeping (we had a canister
30' away but I'll still go with the odds); and 3) having the bloody thing
doesn't restrict where you're going to crash for the night.

So today, by cutting out the unnecessary pouches etc. (Enertia foods weigh
less than MSR, guess why?), I was able to get 9 days of food, tea, vitamins
and scented toiletries into the bugger.  I don't figure that I'll need more
than 9 days worth between resupply locations (Lone Pine or wherever to VVR)
and then will look to get rid of it as soon as I'm out of the teddy-bear
picnic grounds.  Wild-Things or whoever they are claims it weighs 31 oz. but
mine came in at 33.1 oz.

JD
PCT '04 Gonnabe

PS On eBay if you have an account and go into Preferences, you can ask that
they send you an email when a Garcia or Bearikade can is available for
bidding.  Here in Northern California, Any Mountain, Inc. is having a
storewide sale at all branches of 20% which is about as good as you can
expect to get for a Garcia (even used, i.e. high resale value).  You might
get lucky on eBay but I wouldn't count on it.


-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net
[mailto:pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net]On Behalf Of
wandering_bob@msn.com
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 7:32 PM
To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net; jesse ashbaugh
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Bear Canisters


  1.. According to Yosemite rangers, the fine CAN be as high as $ 5000, but
$100 is more common.
  2.. For thru-hikers, unlikely since you're there before the rangers are
out in force. However, this year Inyo NF and Sequoia/Kings Canyon NP's
supposedly adopted a "no exceptions" policy towards enforcement. Still, they
have to catch you...... That said, two years ago we were 15 minutes out of
Tuolomne Meadows when we met a law enforcement ranger who insisted on seeing
both our permit and our bear canister. He was not joking either.
  3.. Everything has resale value. Check Ebay or ask here, like you did.
Make a special post asking only that question. Ask that they reply to you
directly, not to the list.
  4.. No clue. If I were going through the Sierras, I would definitely carry
my Bearikade can.
Wandering Bob