[pct-l] Tent stakes, water sources, and sun gloves

[montypct]

The smaller bottle, which is always within easy reach, encourages me to stay 
hydrated and to top off my water supply when it might be easier to just skip 
it.
I put a small water bottle pocket designed for easy access riding low on the 
bottom right of every pack.
I very much prefer it (or maybe a 24 oz straight sided soda bottle) over a 
full liter bottle. Although sometimes I wish I had a wider mouthed bottle, I 
get the best for me from the cheap little half ounce water bottles that 
someone else would have tossed or recycled instead.
Beyond that ReUse is the step above Recycle and with the 1000 miles I get 
out of each bottle, Reduce is the step above that.









Warner Springs Monty
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Whitmer" <heynicemarmot at gmail.com>
To: <Pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Tent stakes, water sources, and sun gloves


>I was looking at these gloves. $28 with shipping.
> http://www.coolibar.com/01004.html?source=adwordskt&words=sungloves&version=2
>
> As for the water treatment, I am confident that Aqua Mira can handle
> anything I will have to treat. I am just more concerned about if it's 
> going
> to be hard to fill up a platypus from the standard sources. I like the 
> idea
> Monty had about using a smaller bottle to fill up.
>
> Thanks for the input!
>
>
>
> On 4/30/08, taterno at cox.net <taterno at cox.net> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Jeff,
>>
>> The ground in socal is both hard and sandy, though mostly sandy or
>> loose.  I cowboy camp when possible to eliminate the need for a tent.
>>
>> I think, at least in socal, some of the sources can be pretty nasty -
>> algae or animal contaminated.  A filter is definitely needed.  Further
>> north, in the Sierra, Aqua Mira should suffice.  I am seriously looking 
>> into
>> the Aqua Mira Frontier Pro filter.
>>
>> I would use gloves, especially in the deserts and Sierra.  Sunburnt hands
>> are worse than the $28 expenditure in my book.  Which brand of gloves are
>> you looking at.  I need to get some.
>>
>> Just my opinions.  YMMV.
>>
>>
>> Tom KI6ASP
>> The Incredible Bulk
>>
>> ---- Jeff Whitmer <heynicemarmot at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> =============
>> I'm finishing up my gear shopping and I have a few random questions. I
>> know
>> I know, last minute.
>>
>> 1. Is the ground hard or sandy in socal. It's between round stakes and
>> y-stakes.
>>
>> 2. I've read up on filters vs aquamira as far as effectiveness goes, but
>> are
>> the sources in socal easier to get to with a filter (hard to reach
>> puddles,
>> for example) or are they better suited to filling a water bag and then
>> using
>> chemicals (water spickets and troughs)?
>>
>> 3. Is sunblock good enough to protect hands when using poles, or should I
>> fork out the $28 for sungloves?
>>
>> Thanks for any input!
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