[pct-l] Straw?

[Scott Williams]

Oh, and that pennywhistle!  Piper plays beautifully in the evenings after a
long day of hiking.  I never knew a little "throw away" instrument like
that could sound so lovely.  Maybe I'll pick up one for this year's hike.
 Surprisingly pretty and so light.

Shroomer


On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 4:16 PM, Diane Soini <dianesoini at gmail.com> wrote:

> A piece of wrapper from a clif bar might even work. Seriously it doesn't
> have to be anything in particular. I sometimes arrange the calcified
> leaves and pebbles in tiny little trickles to get a better flow.
>
> On the PCT I carried a pennywhistle and figured it would work for
> creating a small stream. Just turn the holes up. I never needed to use
> it that way. I never needed a straw or any device intended to work like
> a straw. What I really could not do without was a container of some
> sort--a gatorade bottle or something to fill my platypus bottles.
>
> On 02/07/2014 06:00 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> > From: "JPL"<jplynch at crosslink.net>
> > Subject: Re: [pct-l] Straw?
> > To: "Pat Wormington"<airecrew09 at gmail.com>,   <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> >
> > I've been reading with interest the posts about straws.  I wonder if a
> short
> > piece of flexible tubing might work as well and perhaps even be be
> better by
> > being able to bend as needed to get to tight spots.   Also wouldn't have
> to
> > worry about it getting bent or crushed in a pack.
>
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