[pct-l] water treatment

[Tortoise]

Received my PCT "Communicator" a couple of days ago. There is a good 
article starting on page 7 about water purity / contamination. Mostly it 
goes along with the general idea that clear flowing water away from 
possible stock contamination is probably safe to drink. And where there 
are more obvious problems and down lower the water is more likely 
infectious.

The article is another benefit of belonging to the PCTA.

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Tortoise

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Marion Davison wrote:
> I'm with Jeff, just Jeff.  Being an old backpacker (about to hit the big 
> 5-0) I also started hiking in the early 70's before water filters were 
> sold.  After spending 35 days on the trail in '96, and having our water 
> filter clogging almost daily, we decided to quit treating water in the 
> Sierras.  We have done 30-50 trail days each summer since with no water 
> treatment and no ill effects.  Just lucky, I guess.  It helps that our 
> llamas haul ten liters of water, so we fill up once a day from the best 
> source available.   We very often stay in dry camps because we have 
> plenty of water in the packs.  We especially like camping on ridge tops 
> if the weather is fine.
> Marion
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