[pct-l] Not treating water on the PCT

[Bigfoot CDA]

I came down with giardia twice, once just south of hiker town in 03 and at
Beldon 04. In 03 there were a lot of hikers sick with what they called the
Mohave Sars? In 04 I was hiking with 2 others, one got sick as well and the
other didn't. I was using a sweetwater filter then and have switched to a
Katadyn for the last 3000 miles and haven't had any trouble.  Bigfoot

On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 12:26 PM, Sean Nordeen <sean at lifesadventures.net>wrote:

> Well, for one thing, while Scott Williamson does not treat his water, he
> has caught giardia several times over the years and just hiked through it.
>  For him, its a tradeoff that he is willing to accept.  This year, I hiked
> with a guy who caught Giardia twice (Northern Sierra and northern Oregon) as
> he mostly didn't treat his water.  I hiked with a woman who told me she had
> gotten Giardia in the High Sierra where people are least likely to treat
> their water.
>
> I personally didn't catch anything, but I treated everywhere with the
> exception of being near the top of the high passes in the Sierras.  My main
> method of treatment was using a half dose of Aqua Mira with at least twice
> the waiting time.  I personally think SoCal and NoCal are the most dangerous
> areas due to all the Cattle grazing across the trail.
>
> -Sean "Miner" Nordeen
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