RE: [Philmont]: Water sources

Pete,

You really need to figure that all water needs to be treated unless the
staff at a camp explicitly tells you that you don't need to. With that,
most of the spigots are in staffed camps and do not require purification.
Always ask to make sure.

I would count Webster Parks as a "dry" camp, as the "tanks" are old and
weren't in use in 2003 (the last time I was there). You can bring water up
from Cimarroncito and then refill when you pass through the Hunting Lodge
the next day, so there are sources nearby. We cooked our dinner at 'Cito so
we had less water to carry up to Websters.

YIS,

Kevin Caine

Philmont Coordinator

Greater Cleveland Council

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-philmont@troop47.com [mailto:owner-philmont@troop47.com] On
Behalf Of Pete Swiggum
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 10:30 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
Subject: [Philmont]: Water sources

As we've been researching water sources on the trek we'll be taking this
summer (Trek 4), I've been seeing springs, spigots, wells and streams.
Assuming the spring and stream water will require treatment, do we need to
treat the well or spigot water, too?

I also see at Webster Parks Camp they have water "tanks". Are these the
military-type "water buffalos", the glorified tanker trailer?

Pete Swiggum

Troop 1173

Green Bay, WI

Peter.Swiggum@sbcglobal.net

2005 Philmont 724-M2

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Received on Wed May 25 04:28:49 2005