That's great you can buy them now. My friend built one using a Platypus bladder, some tubing, and First Need Filter. We first used it in Tehipite Canyon in King's Canyon, so we called it the Tehipite Water System. And on that trip we were much better hydrated b/c water was so "cheap". Just fill, hang, go do something else and you have overflowing potable water.
The problem with boiling is that you need a bit of fuel- as if your'e converting it into water. Filtration I think is much better. As for the rest of the packing list, seems like the hammer isn't very multi-use and heavy. If you're sleeping on tundra, it's like natural Therapedic. Miles of it. The best natural mattress I've ever slept on. Didn't unpack the Thermarest. And, of course, very easy to stake into. I agree about the coffee press, which to be sure, is a complete sign of civilization. But isn't a trip to AK about putting some distance between you and civilization? Which is why I would lose the iPad too. :-) stay off the grid for a couple weeks. Bring a journal and a couple good paperbacks (John McPhee's Coming into Country comes to mind, Michener's Alaska, or even Travels to Siberia by Ian Frazier, which in its own way is similar to these lands). Be sure to bring bug juice. In Denali, we had to walk around while eating our food; you could swipe your hand in the air and catch a zillion skeeters. Gross at first, but you get used to it. We used Sawyer's Gold, with up to 20% DEET. Beyond that apparently doesn't add any benefit. The mosquitos came within 2 in. of your face, and stayed away. Oh, a bandanna is also a great blind fold to keep that midnight sun out (4pm sunshine at 8pm; midnight hikes in full light. Surreal.). Great trip! Tse-Sung Berkeley On Jan 13, 1:19 pm, "Darin G." <dbg...@mac.com> wrote: > I've been using Sawyer drip purifiers for two years. Fill the top > bag, let gravity do the work. > > On Jan 13, 11:17 am, Kelly Sleeper <tkslee...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > What do you use for water purification. Generally I just filter with t > > shirt and boil. I have been looking at some purification systems.. that > > is an area I'm completely clueless. > > Thankfully I haven't been isolated badly enough to have to do that often... > > though it did happen twice last year. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
