Re: [Philmont]: Polar Pure Water ?

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From: Alan Thomson (abthomson@goes.com)
Date: Mon Nov 25 2002 - 07:55:21 CST

Alan R. Hamm writes...

We had a Polar Pure strategy that we felt worked well. We purified water
as a group in large Platypus containers and "strongly discouraged" any
personal purification. One adult was assigned to observe all purifying
activities each time it was done.

Comments...

Our crews also treat (unintended pun) water purification as a crew
activity (like cooking and cleanup), using 3 quart collapsible Nalgenes
(each crew member carries one or the equivalent in addition to personal
water containers), and I would strongly recommend it. I am sure many
different systems could be devised - the key is to find one that works for
your crew and adhere to it. The consequences of losing track of what
water (and containers) is treated and which are untreated is not pleasant.

- Al Thomson, Troop 236 Schooley's Mountain NJ

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