[philmont] Drying the water bag

I really only want Camelbaks on my crew. Much easier to fill thru the top of the bag or fill by pumping thru the tube. I have watch those Plataspills guys tiring to be filled. They miss more than they get in the bag. Might just be the guys I have seen tiring to fill their bags.
What I ask them to do is make a bleach solution and let sit in the bag & tube. Let it sit for a hour or so. Drain thru the tube. Use the coat hanger trick to spread them out to dry. I ask them to remove the tube from the bag. They have a ram rod to run thru it, we just use a small dow rod.

The one thing I haven't seen anyone else do or talk about is to purify the bag when you are getting ready to go on the trail. What I ask my people to do is to line up and walk by me and I drop a Micro pure in the bag. Ask them to pour a nalgene of water into the bag, burp the bag to get the air out of the bag & the tube. Let them sit for 30 minutes plus. Then drain thru the tube. Then fill with the tap water at the Welcome Center. This way I know the bag was clean when we left base camp. I'm very sure there will be some to say that's not necessary and those who will say that we just wasted Micro pure. Well that's their thoughts and I have mine. Just haven't had any one sick from not getting the water bag clean and clean water. For the most part they have always wanted to pump instead of fill nalgens and drop a tablet in and wait 30 minute.
Your pack may vary,
Steve Mac Intyre
615.804.0975
A.S.M. Troop 777 & 342
Hermitage, TN
Philmont Advisor 02-32NFM2, 03-23, 05-32, 06-32, 07-33
  
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  Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 20:27
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