Roughly half of my trips I have to use a bear canister. The rest of the time I've been using a stuff sack I sewed a loop to, hanging to keep rodents/raccoons out. I may get an Ursack for when I do part of the PCT later this year, north of Yosemite/SEKI and without bear canister requirements.
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