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Posted by Bill S on June 5, 2007 at 2:05:12 pm EDT
In reply to Bear canisters revisited (please) posted by Karman on April 1, 2007 at 10:49:50 am EDT

It's hard to tell from the single photo on the website, but it does appear to be a copy of the Garcia current version, except smaller. The weight and dimensions appear to be about half the Garcia, and, as Dave notes, there are 3 locks rather than the 2 on the Garcia. The photo shows only the top of the lid, so I can't tell if the lock is a copy of the Garcia as well. The lid certainly looks the same, with the little lip to "hinge" it on and off. I wonder if they licensed the design from Garcia. The cost is about 2/3 what the Garcia sells for, or within a couple bucks what the Garcia is sometimes on sale for. I wouldn't say it is a "vast improvement" though. But for weekend trips for 1 or 2 people, the size with the reduced weight is probably more practical.

The current Garcia design is their second version, in terms of shape. The first version came in two sizes - the smaller one about the size of the current one and a larger "expedition" size which held about as much as the large BearIKade. Garcia did not sell very many of the large size, so he dropped it after 4 or 5 years, about the time he was switching to the present design.

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