anyone heard if the ursack is approved as a bear cannister?
cheeserTOM
Ursack approved?
system
#2
as far as i know/have heard and according to the SIBBG, the ursack with the aluminium liner is still only conditionally approved.
jerm
system
#3
The Ursack is approved for use ONLY if you use the aluminium liner. Although, most every thru hiker I met had removed the liner to save space … :cheers
Boorah
system
#4
actually it is still only conditionally approved with the aluminium liner in yosemite and other SIBBG areas including SEKI. see the below message from ursacks webpage and the above link for info from the agency that oversees approval.
from tom, owner of ursack, from the latest news/approval status section on the ursack webpage:
September 21, 2006
Apparently my previous post has caused some confusion. The Ursack Hybrid is still conditionally approved for use in Yosemite and all other SIBBG areas. There has been no change in approval status–although there have been lots of false rumors. The percentage of torn Ursacks, as compared to the number sold, is miniscule–less than 1/4 of 1%. The only fabric damage that I am aware of occured in approximately the same area of Yosemite during the approximately the same time period. It could have been a single bear. There has been no reported damage to either the retrofitted Ursacks (i.e. the green Spectra bags retrofitted with aluminum) or the newer Vectran bags sold since around August 18, 2006 (beginning with about order #9193).
posted by Tom at 11:41 AM
jerm