[pct-l] Bear Canisters

[dude at fastmail.ca (dude)]

#1 I really do not know.  I have heard everything from "they can't 
really do anything unless a bear gets your food" to "its an automatic 
$1000 fine".  People have posted excerpts and links to regulations on 
this subject and I still haven't seen anything that really blatantly 
and clearly says "bear cannisters are required and you will be fined 
without using them in _____ area".  Most of the regulations I have 
seen usually make exceptions are are not clearly worded (probably not 
written by subject matter experts in hiking/camping).

#2  Its hard to say how likely the regulations will be enforced.  I 
did the JMT last year and saw two rangers (one between Yosemite 
Valley and Tuolumne and the other near Bishop Pass).  We stopped and 
talked to both rangers for a while and neither one asked about 
cannisters.  We were going ultra-light (pack weight around 10lbs) and 
when asked about destinations, we just referred to where we were 
headed for the day, so perhaps they thought we were day hiking.

good luck on your hike.

peace,
dude
eugene, or


> I know this a sensitive subject but so is the weight in my pack ,
> so I have a few direct questions. #1 What is the penalty for not
> carrying a bear can in required areas ? #2 How likely is that
> penalty to be unforced ? #3 Do bear cans have a resale value? And
> if so , does anyone have one for sale or interested in mine when
> I'm done with it? #4 Who's carrying what(as in bear bear cans of
> not)  in 2004 ?
> 
> Thanks in advance for your comments.
> Jesse, 2004 Gonna be (Oh , and somebody please add me to the list
> thats being compiled)
> 
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