Paint Cans vs. Critters WAS:RE: [at-l] ursack bags--are they necessary?

[shane@theplacewithnoname.com (Shane Steinkamp)]

> Last fall, in an effort to develop more creature
> comfort in camp, I affixed a five gallon plastic
> paint can to an external frame...
> I gave it up cause
> the damn bucket was too hard to get into!!!  I
> could not get
> the lid off once I had used it as a seat.  Bad
> trip......short trip.
> I had to cut my way into the lid.  Glad my bag
> wasn't in there!!!!

This actually sounds like a pretty good idea.  They aren't
heavy, and could be convenient.  I don't know if a bear
could get into a properly closed plastic bucket, but you are
right - they can be hard to get into.  I have found my
Leatherman tool works wonders for this.  I'm sorry you
abandoned the idea.  Now, where is that bucket I had...  Has
anybody seen my frame?

Shane