[pct-l] So. Calif. Desert Water Caches

[Kevin Cook]

Hi Albert

Yes, that's what I'm saying. My wife is driving with me to the trailhead, so
I'll have my car. I'm already going to be in CA for a couple weeks before my
hike, so I'll have time to do some of my own water caches. I actually
considered burying some food along the way too, but I just don't trust it to
be there :P

On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 11:23 AM, <albert at survivalcrafters.com> wrote:

>
> I'm missing some concept here, how can you cache your own water? If we
> arrive at the starting point and walk north towards Canada how would you
> get
> water placed out there ahead of your starting point? Drive? Walk part of
> the
> distance north and place water and then go back to the start and start
> again
> with more water? I live about a 45 minute drive from Campo but have never
> been there (go figure), can I drive over a week ahead of time and cache
> water for later? If so, could I load up my car with 50 gallons of water and
> just make a day of filling up caches along the way for everyone?
>
> We did have heavier than normal rains here in San Diego a few weeks ago but
> today it's a beautiful 74 degrees and we're headed into at least a 2 week
> heat wave (low 80's) according to weather reports, no telling what the next
> few months will bring water wise but it's feeling like it's going to be an
> early, hot & dry summer to me.
>
> Oops, kind of long. How do you cache water?
>
> -Albert
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> On Behalf Of Scott Williams
> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 6:50 AM
> To: Eugene Leafty
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] So. Calif. Desert Water Caches
>
> Each water cache angel works at his or her own speed and timing, but I
> think
> they are all pretty conscious of the basic pack travel dates.  Caching your
> own water is a great idea, and will help in that it's just that much less
> water taken from the caches.  So if you have the time, go for it, you'll be
> sure of your water supply.  Last year all caches were well stocked for
> those
> of us that began 2 weeks before kickoff.  Some folks toward the back of the
> starting pack, which would have been several weeks after kickoff, did
> report
> some dry caches.  But being toward the front, water was not a problem, and
> we had so much rain and snow in the south, that any stream that could flow,
> was flowing.  That also could have lessened the amount of water taken from
> each cache.
>
> Shroomer
>
> >
> >
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