[pct-l] aqua mira.

[go4ahike at verizon.net (Brian Bowlsby)]

I've been using Aqua Mira exclusively for the last 3 years and love it!
I plan to use it for most of my thru-hike next year, except in the areas
of S. CA and N. CA where the water is sometimes questionable or hard to
get a clear flowing stream. Through the Sierras and most of Oregon and
Washington water clearity isn't much of an issue. The water coming down
off the cascade volcanoes can be rather silty at times though, so you
may want to filter it through a coffee filter or something...

For those areas where the water is questionable I'll pack my PUR hiker
filter.

Brian


-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net
[mailto:pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net] On Behalf Of David Tibor
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 3:42 PM
To: PCT-L
Subject: [pct-l] aqua mira.


With all this talk on water filtering and such, I was
wondering if anyone is planning to do the PCT in 2004
just using Aqua Mira?  

I used it for 10 days around Lake Tahoe, and loved it.
 So nice not to have to pump water, or carry my one
pound MSR Miniworks... just mix the chemicals, wait a
bit, dump in water, and start hiking (drink in 15
minutes).  And making 4 liters of water in a Platypus
is just as easy... just mix 4x the chemicals.  The
thought of filtering 6-8 liters of water in my
Miniworks makes me cringe.  With Aqua Mira it's just
two tiny bottles in your pack and good tasting water.

Is there such nasty water in SoCal that you really
need a filter sometimes to cut through the gunk?

Peace,

Dave.

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