RE: [Philmont]: Water filters / purifiers

It seems like this subject comes around a couple times every year. Each
method has its advantages and disadvantages in different situations. The
bottom line is preference and knowing how use them properly, not just the
mechanics, but the proper procedures to guarantee you have a supply of
purified water.

If I recall correctly, Mark Anderson said during our advisors meeting that
only two staffed camps do not have purified water (guessing they are Blk Mtn
& French Henry). Though you may not be staying at a staffed camp, you often
pass through some where you can refill. So with a little planning you won't
need to do an awful lot of purification.

Our troop does a lot of backpacking and we use both filters and Polar Pure.
On our trek (610-D #31) we took one filter and the Polar Pure. We used the
filter occasionally, depending on the particular situation. We could have
left it behind, but having both a filter and chemicals gave us the option.

 -- Jeff

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Jeffrey W. Knoll
Grand Canyon Council
Phoenix, AZ
'02 627-H1 Trek 26
'04 610-D Trek 31

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Received on Tue Sep 7 20:10:28 2004