[pct-l] PCT-L and Sawyer Bags advice

[Bill Burge]

My gal and I used the Sawyer filters and bags for sections A, B & C this year and the only failure was when I pinch a bag in a buckle.

Soooooo......  until last week, I would have argued against this statement.

Then, I went for a trail jog near where I live (PCT portion from Soledad Canyon Road to Vasquez Rocks Park) and carried the half liter bag in a mesh pocket on the outside of the mini pack I was wearing.

The bag jumped out and hit the ground full of water.  It tore along the top near the spout and dumped its contents on the ground!

I'd say, fill it with water; drop it, push on it, etc -  and if it doesn't fail, it will probably be fine.

You should also be carrying more than one water bag.  I had the two liter Sawyer bag, a 2 liter Platy bag, two one liter Smart Water bottles and a 20 oz bottle for my shoulder strap and to mix drink packages.

SomeGuy
Bill Burge
bill at burge.com



On Dec 28, 2012, at 3:25 PM, David Thibault <dthibaul07 at gmail.com> wrote:

> The Sawyer bags have a tendency to fail.    This can be minimized by
> rolling the bags instead of sqeezing them.
> 
> Although I haven't tried them yet, mainly because I can't find them
> available anywhere, I was told the evernew water bladders worked great with
> the sawyer filter.  No leaking and much stronger than the ones provided by
> sawyer.
> 
> 
> I've been waiting for these to come into stock:.
> http://gossamergear.com/etc/hydration/evernew-water-bladder.html
> 
>  I was told last time Gossamer Gear had theses they sold out in a couple
> of days.
> With my luck posting this link will ensure I miss out on getting an order
> fufilled this time - oh well.
> 
> Day-Late
> On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 11:18 AM, b j <xthrow at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi David,
>> 
>> I noted your comment about not using Sawyer Bags in the PCT-L.  I am
>> planning on hiking the trail this year and got the Sawyer filter system and
>> was curious why you didn't recommend the bags and what you would use
>> instead.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> -Rhiannon
>> 
>> ___
>> 
>> .
>> 
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