I must be old school, can't say as I've ever pack water on a sheep hunt, just an empty 1 liter pop bottle and keep it full with good clean mountain water.
Jim..
It's all i do as well. Plastic one litre bottle is light and holds a decent amount. Never used any filtration or anything either
It's all i do as well. Plastic one litre bottle is light and holds a decent amount. Never used any filtration or anything either
You're nuts Phil !!!
I got beaver fever in the Yukon in 2003 or 04. I was in rough shape, finished the hunt but left of few pairs of smart wool base layer bottoms in those hills
Took me about 2 months after getting home to not cringe when I had to sneeze lol
I got beaver fever in the Yukon in 2003 or 04. I was in rough shape, finished the hunt but left of few pairs of smart wool base layer bottoms in those hills
Took me about 2 months after getting home to not cringe when I had to sneeze lol
Been drinking out of mountain streams since I was old enough to hike them. Same with my whole family. Never had an issue at all. Key is to not drink static water that is sitting. Any moving stream I have ever drank out of has had clear clean water bro.
Oh and yes Jeff I am totally Nutz. You should know that by now. It won't be changing anytime soon though. It will just be more entertaining the older I get
X2 Wrong!.... these are bacterial infections not viral like chicken pox....
Actually , beaver fever is caused by Giardia ... A protozoan not a bacteria. Cryptosporidium is also a protozoan ... They are spread by fecal contamination of water , usually stagnant water but not always ... Fecal contamination is from ungulates usually
IMO, the water up top is better than anything you can buy. There is nothing like cold mountain stream water. But if your worried, and water treatment system would work. Don't pack water in, it will take up to much weight. find a stream or creek and use it, Treated or not.
It won't be changing anytime soon though. It will just be more entertaining the older I get 
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