Is it totally silly, or only mostly silly to carry a lightweight (31 oz Berikade) on the southern 700 miles of the PCT?
From what I have read, there are some bear areas along this section, though not as many as further north. But of course there are also lots of other hungry critters. And I might suppose there are limited places to hang food, so I also suppose a lot of folks just sleep with their food.
My "normal" food storage weighs 5-6 ounces or so, so this would be a 1lb-10oz weight penalty, but it also makes a nice camp stool...
I'm seriously thinking about just carrying the darn thing as a convenience, the rest of my kit is pretty UL (16oz tent, 20oz quilt, 1.5# pack, etc, etc).
Would I be the only person in the Entire PCT History to be carrying a canister on the southern PCT?
Any thoughts appreciated, even smart a$$ cynical ones.