[pct-l] Bleach treatment links?

[Jeff Eckert]

Being that this is your first thru, you might consider being conservative when it comes to final choices in weight reduction.  15 pounds is great.  

If you are conditioned before the hike, the difference between 15 and 17 pounds shouldn't be a make or break issue.  If you love to take the time to keep a video diary, take the camera.  If you're happy with the pump, haul it along.

Just remember that there is a mailbox at the end of day one, day three and day six (if you count the hitch up to Julian from Scissors Crossing)  You'll have plenty of opportunity to send stuff home, and have stuff sent to you.  

In answer to your question, the Clorox website says: http://www.clorox.com/products/clorox-regular-bleach/faq/

Can Clorox® Regular-Bleach be used to disinfect water?

Yes. When boiling off water for 1 minute is not possible in an emergency situation, you can disinfect your drinking water with Clorox® Regular-Bleach as follows:
1. Remove suspended particles by filtering or letting particles settle to the bottom.
2. Pour off clear water into a clean container.
3. Add 8 drops of Clorox® Regular-Bleach (not scented or Clorox® Plus® bleaches) to one gallon of water (2 drops to 1 quart). For cloudy water, use 16 drops per gallon of water (4 drops to 1 quart).
4. Allow the treated water to stand for 30 minutes. Water should have a slight bleach odor. If not, repeat and wait another 15 minutes. The treated water can then be made palatable by pouring it between clean containers several times.

On Mar 4, 2012, at 12:12 AM, Cameron A Hirtle wrote:

> Hey all, hope you're as pumped as I am to start this hike shortly! So 
> being my first thru hike, I am trying to keep my base pack weight at a 
> minimum. Right about now, I weigh in at almost exactly 15 pounds with 
> trekking poles in hand and not on the pack. When I got off of working my 
> first contract back in September before I hiked the Rogue River in 
> Southern Oregon, I bought a Katadyn hiker pro, one because my first 
> water filter was ANCIENT and two I figured I would like it for short 
> trips and for my thru hike this summer. Now that I am trying to shave a 
> couple pounds, I am considering aquamira or bleach as an alternative. 
> The good thing about my sleeping system is I can add or subtract in warm 
> weather because I am carrying a lightweight bivi and Gossamer gear 
> SpinnShelter, so if weather gets nice I could consider dumping the bivi 
> or shelter and keep one. But 14 oz of water filter, as convenient as I 
> think they are, is a bit heavy, even leaving my video camera at home 
> which I reluctantly forced myself to do. Any opinions? I know that along 
> the way I will dump stuff and maybe pick up new gear along the way, but 
> I was looking for some good links or even just knowledge on how to 
> select bleach with the correct mixture to a liter of water (seems to be 
> much cheaper than Aquamira, which you constantly replace)? Much 
> appreciated, I will continue to shave those ounces away.... -Cam
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