[pct-l] Hiker's Friend water filter

[cmkudija at earthlink.net (Christine Kudija)]

Nathan,

Was the tubing you got from Home Depot marked as useable for potable water?
That might be the problem (that it's possibly not).  Do you or a friend have
a Camelback that's sprung a leak in the bladder or cap, but still has
useable tubing?  That might be a solution (I happen to prefer the Camelback
tubing to others out there in the "hydration system" market because it's
more flexible).   Another thought - more expensive, naturally - get a
replacement Camelback tube from an outdoor retailer.  It does, of course,
have to be long enough for your Hiker's Friend.

Incidentally (I'm being negative again, sorry...), my husband made a Hiker's
Friend in '94, which we used for 1500 miles of trail.  We ended up hating
it, especially as we watched fellow hikers pump and drink moments later - as
we watched our water drip, drip, drip from the tube....  But it's still
worth a try, and it all depends on your hiking & drinking style.  YMMV,
imho, etc, etc....

Hope this helps -

Christine


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nathan Goldfarb" <natgold@ufl.edu>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 11:21 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Hiker's Friend water filter


| Hi-
|
| I'm not sure if my last post on this subject went in so here it goes:
|
| I just made a Hiker's Friend water filter.  The latex tubing (the opaque
| yellowish flexible tubing from home depot) makes the water taste
| funny...like the water from a Platypus.  Is there any way to avoid this?
|  The only other tubing they had was pretty unflexible clear plastic
| tubing.  We're not allergic to latex, but it does taste funny.
|
| Thanks,
|
| Nate
|
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