[pct-l] Bear Canisters

[Diane Soini]

You can actually just slap a mailing label on a bear canister and  
mail it as-is with stuff inside. Perhaps tape the lid so that you  
nobody messes with it and obviously don't put anything of enormous  
value inside if it's see-through.

On Jan 23, 2014, at 10:54 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> From: Caitlin Woodyard <woodyard.caitlin at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Bear Canisters
>
> Hello- Planning a thru-hike this year and looking for bear canister  
> input.
> Due to requirements in certain sections, it seems the  
> recommendation is to
> begin using one in Kennedy Meadows and continue at least thru  
> Sonora Pass.
> Do you put your canister in a re-supply box to be picked up at/near  
> Kennedy
> Meadows? Do you start with it? It's extra weight, but peace of  
> mind. (Was
> anyone else on the high sierra loop summer of '12 during the hanta  
> virus
> scare? Bear canister aka mouse canister?.kidding). Would love  
> feedback.
> Thanks, Cate.