[at-l] Cold weather hiking

[orangebug74@yahoo.com (Orange Bug)]

First, does the water treatment really matter? I really do not know.

Second, I see two choices: A)Gravity filter with the filter kept thawed
and in your jacket; B)Iodine tabs rather than Polar Pure or other
liquids. Bleaching still works, but is just very slow; C) a regular
pump filter if you really want to keep that much weight and water
against your body while walking.

Bill...

--- "t." <tjfort@netdoor.com> wrote:
> which could lead to another discussion ...  just what type of water
> treatment is good for extreme winter hikes??  Boiling is good, but,
> uses lots of gas;  filters freeze; iodine tablet bottles say they
> don't work too well in cold water.
> 

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