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Posted by Wanderlust on April 4, 2007 at 4:50:50 pm EDT
In reply to Bear canisters revisited (please) posted by Karman on April 1, 2007 at 10:49:50 am EDT

I have been researching this issue for the past couple weeks. I do overnighters in the Sierra's near Tahoe and have always hung my food (tied off at the tree rather than counterbalanced) without incident. However, I like the idea of having a camp stool and dish washing basin on hand (as well as a way to more easily carry water to extinguish the occasional campfire. I just haven't been able to justify the weight of carrying a cannister.

If I do cave in and go to a cannister, I am leaning toward the Bear Vault. Despite earlier failures (described in detail on their web site), the current models are black bear approved by the SIBBG and Grizzly approved by the IGBC. I really like the clear cannister, and easy to open wide-mouth design. You can get more details on their approvals and see a side by side comparison with the Garcia here: http://www.bearvault.com/bearvault_details.php

I believe that the URsacks have provisional approval in most areas and are being re-tested this summer with a lightweight aluminum insert. There was also a lot of helpful information at their blog: http://ursack.blogspot.com/

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• Re: Bear canisters revisited (please) - Bill S 20:51:10 04/04/2007

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