[pct-l] Filtration ??

[Thru Hiker]

WONDERFUL info and advice! Thanks for sharing!! 
Sourdough
 






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From: Austin Williams <austinwilliams123 at gmail.com>
To: Thru Hiker <athruhiker2006 at yahoo.com>; pct-l at backcountry.net
Sent: Fri, January 28, 2011 11:27:37 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Filtration ??

Hi,
According to the polls:
http://planyourhike.com/polls/

50% use some kind of pump filter and 42% use chemicals.  9% don't treat at all.  
(The percentages don't total 100 due to rounding).

I personally use Aqua Mira and couldn't recommend it more highly.  My water 
breaks are actually breaks -- I don't have to sit around pumping a filter -- and 
that's very nice.  Also, if I don't want to stop at a water source for very 
long, I can just bottle the water, add my Aqua Mira, and it treats in my pack 
while I hike.  That's nice too.

To learn more about filters vs chemicals:
http://planyourhike.com/gear/water.php

Hope it helps!


Austin Williams

www.PlanYourHike.com
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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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