[pct-l] Bearikade: Weekender or Expedition

[dnielsen at djmurphycompany.com]

Mango - you are the only person I have run into so far that is using the
Aether 70 which is what I use.  I don't carry the day pack and have modified
a few items on it to get some weight off. 

I guess I am just interested to hear some confirmation on this pack for a
PCT hike. I have never had to carry a bear can before. Do you know if the
large bear can will fit?

For me the support system of the pack is the main thing that I like. If they
used a lighter bag material and no zippers that would suit me fine.  Mine is
about 4lb without the day pack and with some straps shortened and others cut
off that I don't use. 

I have been wrestling with getting a lighter pack but this is likely what I
will use.  I hear allot about the ULA Circuit but also that it does not fit
the bear can very well. I have the small ULA CDT which is great for 20lb but
won't handle my full gear and water, much less the bear can. Although I know
this pack has been used, not sure how, certainly with a UL base load.



-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Jim & Jane Moody
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 6:50 AM
To: Molly Barth
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Bearikade: Weekender or Expedition



Molly, 

I have a Weekender which I carried through the Sierra last year.  It was
more than adequate, for several reasons.  First, it's only
full-to-overflowing for the first day or so.  After that, the food you have
eaten will be gone and the available volume increased.  Remember, you can
carry excess food in your pack while hiking - it's overnight at camp that
your food and smellables have to be packed in the bear can. 



Second, we decided en route to go out to resupply at Kearsarge Pass (started
at Cottonwood Pass), rather than try to go straight through to VVR.  We just
didn't need 10 days of food for Kearsarge to VVR. 



My pack is an Osprey Aether 70, and the Weekender fit well inside it.  At
least one of our group had a ULA pack that was not big enough for her can;
she lashed it on top.  And we never saw a ranger on the trail through the
Sierra. 



One other note about either canister.  I wondered if it could safely be used
as a stand for an alcohol stove.  I contacted Wild Ideas (mfg) with this
question.  They answered that the top (an aluminum alloy) and the sides
(space-age resin or whatever) would not be affected by the heat of a stove. 
However, the O-ring sealer was heat-sensitive and might fail if subjected to
sustained high heat.  I never tried it as a stove stand, so I can't say how
the can would fare with the heat.  Maybe others have some experience on this
subject. 



Good luck, 

Mango 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Molly Barth" <mafbarth at gmail.com> 
To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
Sent: Wednesday, March 9, 2011 3:13:20 AM 
Subject: [pct-l] Bearikade: Weekender or Expedition 

Hello -- 
Can't decide on this one... The weekender model is 1lb 15oz, and 
supplies one person for 6 days.  The Expedition is 2lbs 5oz, and 
supplies one person for 9 days. Given there is a potential 10 day 
stretch without resupply, the Expedition seems the logical decision -- 
Yet it just seems so bit at 14" tall with a  9" diameter. Any 
experience with these canisters? 
Thanks for your help! 

Countdown! 

-- Molly 
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