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Post by High Sierra Fan on Oct 2, 2016 11:24:32 GMT -8
Just got mine so open to suggestions on what to fill it with. Other than M&Ms amd Smokehouse Almonds of course.
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Post by panatomicx on Oct 2, 2016 14:47:55 GMT -8
No prob. Packit Gourmet Dotties Chicken and Dumplings, and Big Easy Gumbo. Mary Jane Farms ChiliMac and Santa Fe pasta. Zip-Loc bags of Pepperidge Farm Goldfish, (Not the farm-raised, get the free swimming ones). Sour patch Kids. Clif bars. Tortillas. Tuna packets. Individually sealed pieces of Cheddar cheese. (Anything at all oily MUST be individually sealed. Believe me.) Instant oatmeal, Starbucks Via. 3-4 days. I have an 11 1/2" Bearikade which is good for up to 7.
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Post by rebeccad on Oct 2, 2016 16:44:47 GMT -8
Maybe some of the hearty dried salads in Sarbar's and Dicentra's cookbooks. I like crackers and cheese for lunch, but crackers take up way too much space in a bear can. FBC dinners, and bags of homepacked oatmeal with goodies in them. And Starbucks Via.
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Post by BigLoad on Oct 2, 2016 17:11:07 GMT -8
I'm paying close attention. I don't think I could get 7 days into that volume, but it would be great if I could. I'd be confident of getting five days.
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Post by rebeccad on Oct 2, 2016 20:36:08 GMT -8
I can't get 7 days (for one person) into a single ursack. See comment on crackers. But I also admit...I like a lot of food. I manage to keep the weight down to 1.5 lbs/person/day but the bulk is another issue.
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Post by BigLoad on Oct 2, 2016 20:45:09 GMT -8
I can't get 7 days (for one person) into a single ursack. I can get 6+ days into an Ursack, sometimes seven. That's why I feel confident I can get at least six into the Bearikade Weekender. I have a hard time believing I could get a well-fed week into a Scout.
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Post by markskor on Oct 3, 2016 10:13:08 GMT -8
Interesting... Bought my Weekender last century...now 16+ years ago. Typically we go out for 10+ days Sierra, high and deep, off trail - fishing always...if not fishing, ain't going. Last year we did 15 days Sawtooths. Anyway, with the addition of a few fish for dinner, can usually get most food inside the can...(well, the first few day may have to sleep with a few items as hanging not legal Yosemite, but...). We eat well - Never been hungry...not understanding why you cannot fit all in?
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Post by Westy on Oct 3, 2016 10:32:44 GMT -8
I pack Day One outside the Bearikade Weekender, since it's consumed before nightfall.
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Post by almostthere on Oct 3, 2016 11:47:21 GMT -8
I got a week of food in the Weekender. Had space left over for other things in the top. There have been trips in the past where that has not been possible, and I suspect that the more I go, the more aware I am of what I won't eat and so I stop overpacking food as much. The appetite is affected by both activity increase and elevation. I know I won't need so much food.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Oct 3, 2016 12:14:29 GMT -8
Thanks all, interesting stuff. Ya I got it for short 4/5 or so day routes (and by eye it will do nicely) as my usual 12 days is nicely covered by my Expedition. Just curious what others could do with that space.
Yeah back when legal my longer route goto pairing was an Ursack with a Garcia: I'd eat my way back to the Garcia. Other than at night the hybrid liner went around the can for better packing.
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Post by rebeccad on Oct 3, 2016 16:09:34 GMT -8
The appetite is affected by both activity increase and elevation. This is very true. I know I won't need so much food. This, however, is the opposite of my experience. By the end of a week, there's not enough food in the Sierra to satisfy me. not understanding why you cannot fit all in? And I'm not understanding how you *can* fit it all. Though I think for a week with just me I might be able to just squeeze it in, if I shifted my lunches to denser foods. I've pruned our food to leave us with very little extra and just barely satisfied at the end of each day. When my husband and I did 5 days in Sequoia, we were just able to fit it into 2 Ursacks, leaving out the first day's food. I know crackers are part of the issue, but I'm beginning to think that we just eat a lot.
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Post by almostthere on Oct 3, 2016 16:16:45 GMT -8
Some people eat more than others. I for example am 5' 7" and the BIG Guy Sharing The Tent is 7' something something, and built like a linebacker. His meals are roughly two and a half times larger than mine. I keep trying to get him on board with calorie dense -- I'm rockin' couscous based meals with olive oil and sometimes Packit Gourmet stuff, he's eating trash (junk food like rice krispy treats, a zillion cheap granola bars with lots of sugar and a few oats, etc) -- and he consequently packs a large bear canister for himself while I carry the tiny Bare Boxer. I get full and stay full, eating well at dinner and somewhat okay at breakfast. He wakes up hungry.
I pack those salami/cheese packets or peanut butter and flatbread, or other calorie dense things for lunch that can be squished. He eats three rice krispy bars.
And if in need, I keep a few more trout than usual when I fish.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Oct 3, 2016 17:01:17 GMT -8
"Some people eat more than others. "
Lol, I learned that one early. First trip into the Sierra, over Piute Pass, in college and the three guys, averaging a good bit over six feet left the food run to the two women of the group, averaging a smidge over five feet tall. Now the real problem might have been the only two experienced backpackers were the other two guys (come to think on it that's likely as my gf tended to have a bigger appetite than I did, she just burned it off with activity) but whatever. We. All. Starved. It was only a week and we were having far too much fun to care (Desolation was still covered in many feet of snow, just overall a great time), but lesson learned, pay attention to the kitchen.
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Post by reuben on Oct 4, 2016 7:13:33 GMT -8
I'm pretty sure that any self-respecting bear can easily eat the entire contents of a bearikade in one sitting, so I wouldn't worry about the number of days you plan to feed it. Just open it up and leave it somewhere.
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Post by johntpenca on Oct 5, 2016 3:40:06 GMT -8
You do mean the Scout, not the Weekender, right? Never used one so can't comment.
From their website:
Our lightest weight canister at 28 ounces, holds 500 cubic inches and is 8″ tall.
Ideal for solo hikers, it can also protect food for two adults on a 2-3 day trip.
Specifications:
1 pound 12 ounces
9″ diameter base by 8″ length
500 cubic inch volume
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