Are bear-resistant canisters heavy and bulky?
Canisters have been developed, tested and refined for twenty or more years. They are now are as light and as small as possible. They are shaped to fit either inside a backpack or easily strapped on a pack frame. Canisters are now available in a range of sizes to fit enough food for one person for trips of from two to nine days, and weigh 1.5 to 4 pounds. The ropes and bags that some campers carry for suspending their food from trees may weigh as much or more than a canister.
