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Wise Old Owl wrote:
I cant imagin hiking without Awol The phone goes dead? then what?
odd man out wrote:
I also found filling small squeeze bottles to be a pain. On the next hike I got a bigger bag and rigged up a gravity system. But the bag still has a narrow opening. I just had a cutoff water bottle as a scoop.
Drybones wrote:
In the past I normally did not filter or treat water but the Aquamira Frontier Pro filter is so lightweight and easy to use I've started filtering, just screw the filter onto a Smartwater bottle and drink, no waiting or squeezing....$20 at Walmart.odd man out wrote:
I also found filling small squeeze bottles to be a pain. On the next hike I got a bigger bag and rigged up a gravity system. But the bag still has a narrow opening. I just had a cutoff water bottle as a scoop.
rhjanes wrote:
Hmm.....Just went and looked at the specs....says it filters 50 Gallons?? I guess you toss after a trip. And on a long distance one, you replace often.....Drybones wrote:
In the past I normally did not filter or treat water but the Aquamira Frontier Pro filter is so lightweight and easy to use I've started filtering, just screw the filter onto a Smartwater bottle and drink, no waiting or squeezing....$20 at Walmart.odd man out wrote:
I also found filling small squeeze bottles to be a pain. On the next hike I got a bigger bag and rigged up a gravity system. But the bag still has a narrow opening. I just had a cutoff water bottle as a scoop.
Drybones wrote:
In the past I normally did not filter or treat water but the Aquamira Frontier Pro filter is so lightweight and easy to use I've started filtering, just screw the filter onto a Smartwater bottle and drink, no waiting or squeezing....$20 at Walmart.odd man out wrote:
I also found filling small squeeze bottles to be a pain. On the next hike I got a bigger bag and rigged up a gravity system. But the bag still has a narrow opening. I just had a cutoff water bottle as a scoop.
Wise Old Owl wrote:
Vodka disinfects everything... ask a Russian.
max.patch wrote:
springs are best, but when ya can't find one...
potable aqua.
disinfects and flavors your water at the same time.
Drybones wrote:
I don't have many hiking trips where I'd drink 50 gallons of water.
Astro wrote:
I plan them, just unfortunately sometimes this old body does not always hold up to execute the plan successfully.Drybones wrote:
I don't have many hiking trips where I'd drink 50 gallons of water.
Astro wrote:
I believe I have the same pillow now (HikerBoy recommendation). It sleeps much better, but not as easy to clean after a month of summer hiking (as your clothes bag and clothes that you wash weekly).
Life is full of tradeoffs, and we each get to make our own.
max.patch wrote:
exactly. i wouldn't reply solely on phone maps either -- gimme the paper!Wise Old Owl wrote:
I cant imagin hiking without Awol The phone goes dead? then what?
Wise Old Owl wrote:
I happen to know that someone here may claim its hiking and follow the blaze even when they are 15 miles apart.... in the dark .....uphill both ways....just don't go south when heading north.max.patch wrote:
exactly. i wouldn't reply solely on phone maps either -- gimme the paper!Wise Old Owl wrote:
I cant imagin hiking without Awol The phone goes dead? then what?
SandyofPA wrote:
You need to use a Buff as a pillow case, keeps it clean and you can still use the Buff as a Buff during the day.Astro wrote:
I believe I have the same pillow now (HikerBoy recommendation). It sleeps much better, but not as easy to clean after a month of summer hiking (as your clothes bag and clothes that you wash weekly).
Life is full of tradeoffs, and we each get to make our own.![]()
Wise Old Owl wrote:
i am seeing buffs down south to avoid sunburn and possibly melanoma on bass fishing boats.
Dan76 wrote:
Who was that masked man?