I'll tell that I went from a rented Garcia heavy plastic bear cannister to a Bearikde composite material. At least 3 lbs in weight reduction with the same volume.My only problem with a bear cannister is where to strap it down on my new smaller light weight pack.It don't fit inside and they tend to roll off even when strapped down.I guess I need a good Navy man to teach me how to tie some knotts.I just might get that Navy man to carry it for me cuz he and Laura know no pain when it comes to epic hikes.
Rod - I just put chit where ever it fits man. I'll dig up a pic of me on a 48 hour Sierra crossing that I used a small Camelbak and a fannypack for - the sleeping bag got strapped in front to my waist. When my brother showed pics of the trip to a hiking buddy the guy commented that I didn't look like I knew was I was doing. Maybe not, but I did 59 miles in 44 hours including a Whitney summit so I must have got something right................................DUG
