[pct-l] Bear Canisters

[Randy Forsland]

BV500 are only 64.95 at e-omc.com. Bearvault also sells them for this price
at the KO.

Redwood

On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 6:42 PM, greg mushial <gmushial at gmdr.com> wrote:

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> > Message: 1
> > Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:18:13 +0000
> > From: dan kayser <yoyodadio at msn.com>
> > Subject: [pct-l] Bear Canisters
> > To: PCT <pct-l at backcountry.net>
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> > I am planning my 2011 thru hike and I am wondering what is the best
> method
> > for traveling through areas requiring bear canisters.  1) Buy from
> > BearVault then send home when finished 2) Rent a bear canister 3) Do with
> > out.  I would prefer to avoid using a bear canister if at all possible.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Dan
>
> Option 1.b - buy a used one on eBay for $65ish, ship it in a resupply box
> to
> where it's going to be first used, use it where required, send it home
> where
> nolonger required/needed, than sell it again on eBay for $65. I got mine
> (BV500) on eBay for $65, used...  though don't plan on selling it back...
> will just keep reusing it, since the bear country is my nominal stomping
> grounds.
> TheDuck
>
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