[pct-l] aqua mira.

[dwaycott at yahoo.com (Daryl Waycott)]

Hi David,

I thru-hiked the PCT in 2002 just using Aqua Mira and
I had no problems at all with finding water that was
clear to purify. When I was in a hurry to get to a
post office; I even carried the mixer top along the
trail so I didn't have to wait for the 5 minutes !!!
The only thing to consider is that you can't buy it in
CA (unless that has changed), so put 2 or 3 spares in
your bounce box. I found that one usually lasted
around a month.

Daryl

 --- David Tibor <david_tibor@yahoo.com> wrote: > 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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