[pct-l] water purification

[Steel-Eye]

Good afternoon, Last Cookie,



You are correct:  Without a filter's suction hose it is often difficult to 
fill-up from small trickles.  For that purpose I use a little Jell-O Pudding 
cup as a dipper.  It holds about ½ cup and weighs 60.1 grains which is 0.14 
oz.  Anything similar should work.  I find it is well worth the trouble and 
I used it numerous times this summer.  One cup lasted from Campo to Tahoe 
where I discarded it for a new one.  It got smashed nearly flat several 
times but I could always pop it back to a useable shape.  It can be seen on 
my TrailJournal's photo list for May 26 '07 under the name of "Water 
Gathering Technology".  http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

Steel-Eye

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Piroska Balogh" <piros4 at comcast.net>
To: "PCT" <pct-l at backcountry.net>; "Deems" <losthiker at sisqtel.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 11:28 AM
Subject: [pct-l] water purification


> I like the ease, minimal weight and volume, and no moving parts to
> break of Aquamira but if I switch, I'll have to come up with some
> other ways of filling up on water since the opening on a platypus is
> so narrow. Or, maybe I'll switch to another type of water container. I
> also think that I can get away with not purifying from every source.

> Last Cookie
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