[pct-l] Desert water filters

[Nicole E. Phillips]

I have also considered a small piece of a nylon stocking to filter out the
chunks. Especially given that it would stretch to fit.
On May 30, 2013 2:26 PM, "Walljito" <wallyneal at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Shroomer,
>
> Wouldn't a coffee filter block all the "stuff" that the Sawyers & others
> get blocked with? I'm referring to the paper variety that you put in the
> basket of a maker before putting the grounds in. They come in a variety
> of shapes & sizes, weight nothing and are cheap. Seems like a ziploc
> with a half-dozen of these and a few rubber bands would solve the
> "stuff" issue for quite a variety of "stuff".
>
> - Walljito
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Williams [mailto:baidarker at gmail.com]
>
> Hey Timberline,
>
> How early you start and how much rain we've gotten in CA are important
> factors in figuring out your question.  I hiked the PCT in a relatively wet
> year and started early.  Sources that were flowing for me were not for
> others who followed a few weeks or a month behind.  They probably
> prefiltered more than I did.  I think I used my bandana 5 or 6 times all
> summer.  Not much, and all of that was in the desert sections.  I used a
> Steri Pen for that hike.  Last year I used a Sawyer Squeeze on the CDT and
> prefiltered 5 or 6 times, in NM and the Great Basin.  A bandana still gets
> out the chunks.  It does nothing for the brown color.  You just hope it's
> mud and not cow!  That was much more of an issue on the CDT than it was on
> the PCT.  The CDT has way more animals overall, elk, pronghorn, beaver,
> mountain goats, bighorn sheep, grizz, and millions of domestic cattle and
> sheep.  It's the National Barnyard for thousands of miles.
>
> Happy filtering.
>
> Shroomer
>
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