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Why does nobody talk about ditching the bear canister for a hang on the JMT
Did the Rae Lakes loop last month with a hung bag instead of my BV500 and my pack was 3 pounds lighter while my food stayed untouched, has anyone else made this swap on the Sierra stretches or am I asking for trouble out there?
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coran6323d ago
Did the same swap on the Evolution Valley stretch two summers ago and never looked back. My shoulders were killing me with the canister digging in, so I switched to a proper PCT hang and the weight drop was real. A good hang takes maybe ten minutes once you get the rock bag toss down, and the trees up there make it easy. Never had a bear get into mine, and I camped in some pretty heavy bear spots. The trick is getting it high enough and far enough from the trunk so they can't reach it from a branch. Just hang it before dark and you're fine.
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