[pct-l] larger Bear Cannister length

[Donna "L-Rod" Saufley]

You know, that's not a bad idea.

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
>From: Denis Stanton <denisstanton at mac.com>
>Sent: Jun 26, 2008 5:30 PM
>To: BearVault <sales at bearvault.com>
>Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] larger Bear Cannister length
>
>
>On 27/06/2008, at 11:17 AM, BearVault wrote:
>
>> Hi, BearVault here.  Last year we asked the PCT community how large a
>> canister they would desire.  Given the limited market which limits the
>> variety of change we can afford, we were asking how long would you  
>> like a
>> BearVault with the same diameter as our current two models. Changing  
>> the
>> diameter is not an economic option.
>>
>> To my surprise, the consensus was 19" (a full 58% larger capacity  
>> than our
>> current full size model).  Obviously this would pose carrying  
>> issues, but
>> that was the desire; 19".
>>
>> Do you all still feel this is a good length, or would you like a  
>> smaller or
>> longer length.
>>
>
>Jamie, if you're going to make them that big can you put shoulder  
>straps and a waist belt, and a pocket for my tent?  Then I can leave  
>the 5lb pack behind
>
>Denis Stanton
>denisstanton at mac.com
>
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