[pct-l] Cold weather clothes

[blisterfree at isp01.net (Brett)]

I agree, John. And here's another possibility for "getting 
buff."

>From last week's CDT-L blather:

Fun technique for quickly pre-filtering sediment out of
water prior to treatment: carry a buff.

That's right a buff - the new, Euro-hip stretchy bandanas
sewn into a tube shape. The "AT buff" for instance is a thin
polyester material, amply porous for coarse to medium
pre-filtering.

Anyway, collect all the water in advance within a bladder,
dromedary, or reservoir of your choice. Then treat it on the
fly by simply sliding the buff over an open, empty cookpot,
and pouring water over it. Then pour the pre-filtered water
from the cookpot into a quart bottle and treat.

Caveat - such pre-filtering won't remove small particles
suspended in solution; it won't turn tannic "tea" into Evian
spring water, nor brown stock pond water into Aquafina. And,
IMHO, no way would this, or any method short of
distillation, turn the Colorado into a safe drinking source!
Just think of the power boats on Lake Powell, stirring up
the cow poop from Moab, which landed in the herbicides from
Grand Junction.

- bf


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> I urge you to check out Buffs. These popular headpieces 
> were made popular on
> the Survivor TV show. They can be used in all forms of 
> headwear.
> http://www.buffusa.com for examples. It is a fabric tube 
> but I have used
> them at high elevations to keep my ears and head warm. 
> Lots of colors and
> designs. They have styles with a visor and polar fleece. 
> In a pinch you can
> use it as a top or bottom while washing clothes!
>
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