[Philmont] Number of Bear Bags for Philmont

Shane:
I'm new to the list, so howdy, and have a 2008 expedition scheduled.

I see that you had custom bear bags made. Bar napkin calculations show them
to be about 80 liters each. How many of these bags do you need for a worse
case load at philmont?
Do you put all bags on one line? Do you use para cord, and if so, do you
use it doubled?

We are teaching our scouts the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) method of bear bag
hanging. Has anyone tried this at Philmont?

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/bear_bag_hanging_technique.html

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-=Dan=-
Dan Smart
Crew Advisor
Venturing Crew 538
Birmingham, AL
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