The other thing I have done (but it is not legal) is get the most important food in the cannister and counter-balance hang the remaining. Within a few days you should be able to fit all inside. Camp off the trail and a hidden spot - bears frequent the known sites and you are less likely to get cited for "improper" food storage if nobody sees you.
This is the approach that I had in mind, that and the use of bear boxes where available. I was considering putting an Ursack in the MTR re-supply package and hanging it when I camp in the out-of-the-way locations I much prefer. Of course, I would never do anything illegal. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
I have managed ten plus days in my Bear Vault but I'm finding that storage space in them is finite. And, yes, I generally take too much food on trips. But, I think I have that factored into my food planning and it is still a really big pile. I was on half rations for the last six days when I last hiked the JMT in 54. Don't want a repeat of that. I was in my late teens then and what with the food I needed to grow plus that that I needed to keep me moving; I almost ate Lone Pine out of food when I got back to civilization.
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