[pct-l] Using straw to collect water from seeps

[River Malcolm]

Hey Shroom,

Can you explain to me (my partner and I joke that together we make one
mechanical moron) HOW you use a straw to collect water at seeps?

Thanks,
River

On Wed, Jan 7, at Jan 7  10:00, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

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> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2015 10:13:41 -0800
> From: Scott Williams <baidarker at gmail.com>
> To: Brian Watt <bwatt at 1fifoto.com>
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> Set up properly and with a relatively clean filter, a gravity feed is not
> much slower than simply squeezing the bag.  Usually takes just a few
> minutes to fill a liter.  And yeah you need something to fill with.  A
> simple scoop works as noted, and I've used stiff leaves to channel water
> and always carry a straw for those seeps.  The straw works well.  Shroomer
> On Jan 6, 2015 9:44 AM, "Brian Watt" <bwatt at 1fifoto.com> wrote:
> 
>> Robert,
>> I was always amazed at how creative and inventive some of the other
>> thru-hikers were when it came to getting water from seeps and small springs
>> especially in their use of leaves, twigs and rocks to create a flow that
>> could be gathered and used.
>> Bri/Tartan
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