[pct-l] Ursack feedback?

[Dave and Cindy]

I think I should back up a little in regards to my previous post about the 
Ursack.  The year we had the bad experiences with the bear encounters was 
2006 in the required bear canister areas near Pinchot Pass and on near Lake 
of the Lone Indian.  In 2006 the Ursack was considered "Conditionally 
Approved" meaning that the authorities were letting hikers carry one but 
with the realization that the product might fail.
So with that said I can't speak about carrying a Ursack through the non 
required canister areas since I haven't had any experience using one other 
than that one time, which was enough.
Zelda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ralph Alcorn" <rbalcorn at gmail.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Ursack feedback?


> In the canister required areas we used Garcias & Bearikades, but outside 
> of
> that we have always carried the original model Ursacks, and have never had 
> a
> problem - maybe never even got a sniff from a bear, who knows? It is easy 
> to
> hang it improperly, and that may be the cause of some of the reported
> problems. I put it as high as I can reach on a tree, using a figure 8 
> knot,
> which tightens if you pull down on the bag.  We still have about 750 miles
> to go to finish the pct, but carried ursacks on most of the rest. They 
> give
> us rodent, skunk, etc protection at a small weight cost.
> -- 
> Ralph Alcorn
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