Re: [Philmont]: RE: Just got back

The Philmont protocol is as follows (I'm assuming a 1-liter container
here; there are specific instructions given for hydration bladders and
larger containers that rely on these basic guidelines):

Fill container to "normal" level allowing a bit of air space. One
Micropur tablet. Wait a minimum of 15 minutes. Invert container and
bleed threads (i.e. loosen and allow a bit of water to flow out). Wait
an additional 15 minutes minimum. Total minimum time is 30 minutes.
Water is ready to consume.

The Micropur tablets state on the packaging that water is purified in 4
hours. Having purchased a pack before our trek I questioned the ranger
taught methodology. The bottom line is that Philmont has reaearched the
product and found that no source on the ranch is as cold or a dirty as
the water Micropur on which bases its 4 hour time. Please see this site
http://www.katadyn.net/micropur.html for a discussion of the product.
There you will find this statement: "Note: Product instructions have a
4 hour contact time. Fulfilling the role of protecting consumers, the
EPA requires that packaging claims for Micropur MP1 communicate how the
product performs in the most challanging water conditions (water that is
very cold and dirty). While MP1 is effective against bacteria and
viruses in 15 minutes, it requires 4 hours for cryptosporidium in cold,
dirty water. Therefore, labeling requirements include a 4 hour wait time
for maximum consumer protection (see chart above)."

By the way, the taste and smell is virtually unnoticeable. If you need
to over treat (e.g. 2 tablets for a 1.5-liter container) simply opening
the container and letting the water "breathe" eliminates the treated
water odor.

Gary Boyd
Crew 151 CC
Georgetown, Texas
Trek 32 622-N-1

Robert Chaney wrote:

>What were the instructions for using Micropur tablets
>at Philmont? How long of a wait time was there before
>you could safely drink a treated bottle of water?
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>--- "Calvin H. Gray" <405geezer@thegateway.net> wrote:
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>>Although I haven't heard from any of them, our two
>>crews should have
>>arrived back home early this morning. Probably some
>>big time sleeping
>>still going on right now.
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>>I spoke with one of the adults on Monday and he
>>reported that both crews
>>had good treks. He was in his tent at CHQ and
>>calling on his cell phone.
>>Voice was very clear. I believe he is with
>>Cingular. One crew did #8 and
>>the other did #18, which is apparently not very
>>popular as I haven't found
>>anyone else who has done that one.
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>>Yesterday, I received an e-mail from a 24 year old
>>Eagle Scout Marine
>>Corps Lt. who spent his 14th and 16th birthdays at
>>Philmont. He wrote:
>>_________
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>>Here are some pictures of our month spent in Camp
>>Fuji (about 2 hours
>>north of Tokyo). We went up there to fire some
>>artillery since we can't
>>do it on Okinawa. Unfortunately it was foggy or
>>raining most of the
>>time, but there were a couple of nice days.
>>
>>We also got to climb the mountain (a lot like Mt
>>Baldy for you Philmont
>>vets) and visit Tokyo while we were there. The
>>mountain was the best
>>part for me. A few of the more adventuresome
>>lieutenants, including
>>yours truly, started at midnight and made it to the
>>top in time to see
>>the sunrise.
>>__________
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>>One of the photos showed the group of three Texans
>>on top of Mt. Fugi with
>>clouds below them. Quite interesting!
>>
>>YiS,
>>--
>>Calvin H. Gray
>>Scoutmaster, Troop 405
>>Associate Advisor, Venturing Crew 405
>>Georgetown, Texas
>>I used to be an Owl (WM-62-2-98 @ Philmont)
>>http://www.troop405.org/
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Received on Sun Jul 31 18:36:48 2005