A hypothetical situation..................

Given the choice of carrying a big approved bear canister needed to carry all of your food for a trip and carrying a smaller (easier to carry) approved canister and 3+ days of food "unprotected" what would you do?

Remember that this is hypothetical so that when the rangers stop me on the trail I have an approved canister with me.

I am thinking that I may need to hang the extras until I eat my way down to only the canister. I am looking at a 158 mile leg without a food drop and I want to stop and enjoy the scenery without the need to do eight 20 mile days on 3,000 calories a day.

How do you "risk" 3-5 days of your food supply without resorting to a 900 cubic inch "keg"?

Randy