[pct-l] Filtration ??

[Brandon McGinnity]

I don't treat or filter except when absolutely necessary, and then I use
Aquamira, or iodine.

On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Brandon McGinnity <bmcginnity at gmail.com>wrote:

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> On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 2:02 PM, Brick Robbins <brick at brickrobbins.com>wrote:
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>> On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 3:26 AM, Thru Hiker <athruhiker2006 at yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>> > What might be the Filtration / Purification system of choice on the PCT?
>> Is
>> > there a 'most popular' or it all across the board?
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>> Personally, I would use something really robust for So-Cal, with the
>> gross grimy disgusting water sources there (at least in the pre cache
>> days).
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>> Remember that just collecting the water from shallow slimy trickles,
>> or the last few liters in the bottom of a cow trough may be difficult.
>> Pre filtering the green gunk with a bandana or coffee filters really
>> helps keep your pump from clogging, and increases the electiveness of
>> the chemicals.
>>
>> North of KM, I ditched all water treatment except for a few grams of
>> chemicals in case I was stuck with a questionable source.
>>
>> YMMV. HYOH.
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