RE: [Philmont]: Water carriers (2.5 gallon special)

Our last day in 2003 was a 12 mile jaunt from Miner's Park, over the
Tooth and into base camp. We had each crew member fill up with at least
4 liters of water, plus a 2.5 gallon bladder. The guy carrying the
extra 20 pounds passed all his share of crew gear, and all but his
personal drinking bladder, to the rest of the crew.
 
At the 2nd "packs off" rest stop of the day, everyone refilled empty
water bottles from the bladder, which emptied it; the "water buffalo"
got his water bottles and his share of crew gear back, and we hiked the
rest of the way in.
 
Smaller bladders would have been easier, of course, but with a little
creativity, and a crew that really understands the concept of teamwork,
the bigger ones can work, too.
 
Dan Bestul
Monroe, WI
Advisor
2003 Philmont crew 812-A
2004 Double H crew 721-BB
 
 

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        From: owner-philmont@troop47.com
[mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com] On Behalf Of Donald S. Roberts
        Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 11:10 AM
        To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
        Subject: RE: [Philmont]: Water carriers (once again)
        
        
        From: Strother Hollingsworth
> My Troop has done Philmont in 2001 and Boundary Waters Canoe

> Area (BWCA) in 2002 and 2003. We each carried two Nalgene
bottles
> and a Stearns 2.5 gallon water bladder. This combination gave
us the
> capacity to deal with any dry camp and this system was
flexible with the
> water purifiers we use. When the water capacity was not needed
the
> Stearns water bladder took up very little space and weight.
Personally,
> I don't recommend to sipping tubes for sanitary reasons.
        
         We usually have each crew member carry 3 1 liter nalgenes or 2
and a bladder.
        I prefer the hydratrion bladder as the sipping tube is more
convenient. There are definitely
        some (most?) youth who should not use the tubes as they won't
keep them clean.
         
        I can't understand a 2.5 gallon water bladder for a dry camp.
Maybe someone
        can explain how that would work? You have to fill up and carry
to the camp, and
        that could be several miles. 2.5 gallons is 21 pounds! Why not
several 1 gal
        bladders to distribute the load? That is what we do. Of course,
for BWCA, a
        2.5 gal bladder would be fine, but backpacking? I don't know.
         
        With the change away form polar pur I'm thinking of leaving the
filter at home and
        just using the micropur. It would be a real change in our
thought processes since
        the immediate use of the water with the filter is what we are
used to.
         
        Regards
        Don Roberts
        ASM T1201, CA C1202
        Fullerton, CA
        Philtrek 05 808-k

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Received on Mon Apr 25 19:51:01 2005