[pct-l] bear cannisters

[john@frozenpoodle.com (John Brennan)]

David,
Also check out 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BackpackingLight/database?method=reportRows&tbl=5 
This is the backpackinglight group at yahoogroups.com.  There's a database (not 
a file) that has bear canister information.  Feel free to add or edit 
information as you find it.
As far as I know, no properly-used solid canister has failed with non-Grizzly 
bears. Soft Usacks have failed.  I think a search of the archive of this list 
(http://mailman.backcountry.net/pipermail/pct-l/) will reveal how bad the 
failures were.
John B.

Message: 11
Reply-To: dlmaj@earthlink.net
From: "David Johnson" <dlmaj@earthlink.net>
To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 22:26:3 -0500
Subject: [pct-l] bear cannisters

Greetings all,

<snip> I would like to know what cannisters are available and their weight, 
dimensions, capacity and effectiveness.  Also where to buy them and an estimate 
of cost.  <snip> David
Johnson