Re: [Philmont]: Water Purification methods

Steve MacIntyre writes...

I think there are only 2 staffed camps that the water has to be treated. Do you carry water filters? You can boil the water for cooking. We always filled all canteens at each staffed camp we passed thru. You will be fine on treated water.

Comment...

Since staffed camps water purification systems ocassionally break down, do not simply take water from a spigot at a staff camp and ASSUME it is treated - you need to be TOLD by a staff member that it is.

And there are trail camps like Copper Park that have spigots or like Baldy Skyline that have wells, but the water is NOT treated.

By the way, since French Henry is one of the staffed camps without treated water (Crooked Creek is the other), if you are doing the Baldy loop from Baldy Town you need to bring the MicroPur with you to treat water when you get down the other side.

-- Al Thomson, Troop 236,
Schooley's Mountain, NJ
Treks 1999, 2001, 2003
Autumn Adventures 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006

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Received on Wed May 4 06:55:26 2005