[pct-l] Filtration ??

[Austin Williams]

Hi,
According to the polls:
http://planyourhike.com/polls/

50% use some kind of pump filter and 42% use chemicals.  9% don't treat at
all.  (The percentages don't total 100 due to rounding).

I personally use Aqua Mira and couldn't recommend it more highly.  My water
breaks are actually breaks -- I don't have to sit around pumping a filter --
and that's very nice.  Also, if I don't want to stop at a water source for
very long, I can just bottle the water, add my Aqua Mira, and it treats in
my pack while I hike.  That's nice too.

To learn more about filters vs chemicals:
http://planyourhike.com/gear/water.php

Hope it helps!


Austin Williams

www.PlanYourHike.com
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On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 3:26 AM, Thru Hiker <athruhiker2006 at yahoo.com>wrote:

> What might be the Filtration / Purification system of choice on the PCT? Is
> there a 'most popular' or it all across the board?
>
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