Bear Keg Food Storage Container Yellow

The Bear Keg's case is capacity for the money. At 716 cubic inches it swallows roughly a week of food for one person, and it undercuts most carbon and composite canisters by a wide margin. It is IGBC approved, needs no trees, ropes, or hanging technique, and the locking lid is genuinely simple to use. The weight is the reason to think twice. At 1,769 grams empty, that is close to four pounds you carry from trailhead to car whether it is full or holding two bars, which is an ugly ratio on a three-day trip. The barrel is wide enough that it rides poorly in narrower packs and often ends up strapped outside. The lid needs a coin or screwdriver, so you are tied to keeping one handy, and that is fiddly with cold fingers in the dark. IGBC approval is also not universal: several parks publish their own approved-canister lists, so confirm yours first.