[pct-l] Ursack in SoCal?

[Jackie McDonnell]

Just sleep with your food.  No Ursack needed.

Yogi
www.yogisbooks.com
On Mar 24, 2014 1:21 PM, "Drew Smith" <jdrewsmith at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm planning a section hike from Idyllwild to Walker Pass, and am debating
> whether to bring my Ursack.  What is the bear situation these days in the
> San Bernadinos and San Gabriels?
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> I last hiked these mountains in the 1960s as a Boy Scout, and we didn't
> hang food or have any bear issues.  But then we also brought hatchets and
> saws and kept a fire going all night, taking turns on watch.  And I'm
> pretty sure our Scoutmaster, a retired Marine DI, was heavily armed.  Seems
> odd now, but we thought it was normal. The only bears we ever encountered
> were at Tuolumne Meadows CG in our 1968 JMT hike.
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> Any thoughts about whether the Ursack would justify its 11 oz weight
> penalty would be most appreciated.
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> Drew Smith
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