[pct-l] Filtering water

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

Would your cook pot work? I had a little sour cream container that I  
used as a cereal bowl and it would be useful for getting water out of  
shallow sources. In So Cal my first time around I had a filter. But  
after hiking So Cal once, I realized that most (not all, but most)  
water sources are actually very good. They are just far apart. The  
ones that are cattle troughs have an input, so find the input and get  
your water from the source, not the trough. And at Rodriguez spur,  
skip the tank and walk a quarter to a half mile down the road and  
there's a nice fresh spring with hummingbirds and everything.

On Mar 2, 2013, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> From: Ben Ulsh <ulshbdbd at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Filtering water
>
> Hi all,
> Question about water sources in Southern California. As  I  
> understand it, there will be a number of questionable sources. Some  
> where I will have to scoop up the water and pour it to my platty or  
> bottle.
> Would it be a good idea to fashion some kind of simple scoop out of  
> the bottom of a disposable water bottle? I'm trying to get an idea  
> of what the most questionable or tricky water sources might look  
> like so I can come up with a relatively efficient and pain free  
> system. Thanks to everyone in advance!