[at-l] Food Cache

[jbullar1 at twcny.rr.com (Jim Bullard)]

Hardware stores often have empty metal paint cans for sale too. They will 
keep out squirrels, chipmunks and the like better than plastic but you will 
need an opener to get at your cache.

At 10:39 PM 4/15/2004 -0400, Jean-Paul Miller wrote:
>try a bear canister those things are squirell proof too i think.  or maybe a
>much cheaper route a big plastic cat food box hidden under some branches. or
>a five gallon mud bucket.
>
>make sure you have some way to open the things. you can go to most paint
>stores and buy five gallon buckets with sealing lids. but you will never
>open them again without a hammer or something
>
>Wisperlight
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kurt C" <onestep@gwi.net>
>To: "Appalachian Trail List" <at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
>Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 9:01 PM
>Subject: [at-l] Food Cache
>
>
> > I have an upcoming hike in the works for which I'm thinking of caching
> > food. My plan is to start from Grafton Notch and head north with 4 days
> > of food, and cache another 4 day supply "3 or 4 days" down the trail. My
> > primary reason is to reduce pack weight but an added benifit would be to
> > eliminate an off-trail resuply.  During the last 5 years of section
> > hiking my longest continous days-on-trail have only been 4 before I'd
> > head off-trail into town to resupply. I'm really looking forward to 7 or
> > 8 continous days on the trail. I know I could just pack the food and be
> > done with it, but it aint in my plans!
> > Soooooooo my question has to do with the 'best' way to cache food.
> > Should I hang it from a tree or place it on the ground under
> > rocks/branches/etc? Dig a hole and bury it? What container would be
> > appropriate? Has anyone here actually cached a food supply?
> > Pro's & con's appreciated!
> > Onestep
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