Daisy,

I solved my Garcia bear canister carry problem by using Gorilla duct tape (split to the correct width) to tape two REI 1" D rings on each side of the cannister.

The D rings are taped with two layers of Gorilla tape about 6" apart and about 3" in from the cannister ends. This allows me to use REI shorter (say 18") 3/4" wide pre-made Fastex buckled nylon webbing to the put through the D rings on top of the pack lid. You can tailor this spacing to your pack needs.

When I described this in an earlier thread some smart @ss suggested a bear will use the D rings to carry the can away. Very, VERY doubtful. More likely a flying pig will snatch it first.

Eric

P.S. Daisy, I noticed you said that taping D rings on a cannister "adds weight".

I suppose if you are that concerned about the weight of some duct tape and 4 plastic D rings you wouldn't want to add the extra weight of a larger pack. My suggestion: Just carry it under your arm. You can change sides when one arm tires.

E