[pct-l] Aqua Mira...again

[Robert Henry]

I took an empty gallon jug, strapped to the outside of my pack.  Its sole
purpose was to be used as a make-up container when the aqua mira was doing
its wonders, as well as a storage container for camp.

Be very careful with the 2-part liquid agua mira.  Double bag it.  If the
bottles leak, the Part-B is (weak) phosphoric acid.  If it spills, it will
eat through the nylon in your pack if given only half a chance.  I learned
this the hard way.

I never had any GI issues on the trail in 2012.  I was also pretty careful
about personal sanitization, used soap and water to wash hands before
dinner, even in dry camps, and always used alcohol based hand sanitizer
after doing you know what.

On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 8:16 PM, DayLate07 . <dthibaul07 at gmail.com> wrote:

> You won't have to treat every source, in some cases you will actually be
> getting water out of a faucet.
>
> Also if you don't need to drink the water right away, say you are treating
> it over night, you can use a smaller dosage (say half) and that will work
> fine too.  I think I used less than 3 for the whole PCT.  YMMV
>
>
> > I'm reading that this stuff only treats between 15-30 gallons of water,
> so
> > potentially you could be blowing through one per 1.5 weeks? At 15$ a pop
> > that's a couple hundred dollars for the duration of the trip? Are people
> > really spending this much on this stuff?? Does anyone feel this is more
> > cost effective than batteries for a steripen? I was going to return the
> > steripen I bought because of the pricy batteries, but am no longer sure.
> > Any input would be appreciated!
> >
> >
> There were a couple of spots where I thought these would have been very
> nice as I tend to get a lot of pain when my feet get very cold (frost nip
> from years ago).  I never used them (yet) but would probably carry them in
> the Sierra as I remember my feet freezing going over Maher.  This was from
> walking on snow for hours with wet trailrunners.
>
> Day-Late
>
>
> >
> > What about neoprene socks for the Sierra? Has anyone done this? Is this a
> > bad idea?
> >
> >
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