Hard canister · Grub Can
Grub Can GL500: where is it legal?
Grub Can GL500 is accepted (legal or likely legal) in 26 of the 58 areas we cover, and fails the rule in 7. In 12 more areas no canister is required.
About this canister
- Volume
- Not captured
- Weight
- Not captured
- Material
- Not captured
- IGBC certified
- Yes (cert. 5277); on IGBC's "not confirmed as available" list
- On Yosemite / SEKI list
- No
- On Olympic list
- No
- Spec source
- not retrieved
IGBC 'not confirmed as available' list.
IGBC lists this model as certified but could not confirm it is still sold. Check availability before you plan a trip around it.
Legacy or discontinued model: you may own one, but you are unlikely to find a new one.
Verdict in every area
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Inyo NF - Bishop Pass / Treasure Lakes
- Inyo NF - Cottonwood Lakes
- Inyo NF - Duck Pass / Purple Lake
- Inyo NF - Fish Creek
- Inyo NF - Kearsarge Pass
- Inyo NF - Little Lakes Valley
- Inyo NF - Mammoth Lakes / Rush Creek
- Inyo NF - Mt. Whitney zone
- John Muir Wilderness
- Ansel Adams Wilderness
- Desolation Wilderness
- Hoover Wilderness
- Trinity Alps - Canyon & Swift Creeks
- Pisgah NF - Shining Rock
- Adirondack Eastern High Peaks Wilderness
Includes areas where no canister is required; the verdict says whether this model would count if you chose to carry it.
- Yosemite National Park
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon NPs - Dusy Basin
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon NPs - Rae Lakes Loop
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon NPs - North Dome
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon NPs - Rock Creek
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon NPs - Pear & Emerald Lakes
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon NPs - other backcountry
- Olympic National Park
- Shenandoah National Park
Quick answers
Where is the Grub Can GL500 legal?
26 areas, including Glacier National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Denali National Park & Preserve, North Cascades National Park Complex, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, Katmai National Park & Preserve. See the full list on this page.
Is the Grub Can GL500 approved in Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon?
No. It is not on the approved list those parks use.
Where does the Grub Can GL500 fail?
Where a canister is required, it fails the rule in: Yosemite National Park, Sequoia & Kings Canyon NPs - Dusy Basin, Sequoia & Kings Canyon NPs - Rae Lakes Loop, Sequoia & Kings Canyon NPs - North Dome, Sequoia & Kings Canyon NPs - Rock Creek, Sequoia & Kings Canyon NPs - Pear & Emerald Lakes, Olympic National Park.
Sources and date checked
Checked . We link the official pages so you can read the rule yourself.