Pro Tips AK Backcountry

Wed 2019-04-17 9:00pm 60m

ParkChat

LakeClarkNPS

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Q7: How do you treat your drinking water in the backcountry? Alaska’s fresh waters are cold and clear but they’re not immune from various microscopic parasites, especially in areas where animals frequent.#ParkChat

0:35:00

LakeClarkNPS

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A7: Assume parasites could be present in all H20. Boiling? Bring enough fuel 2 boil for up to 2 min. Filtering? Filters may not work well in freezing temps. To prevent clogging, avoid silty glacial H20 or let the silt settle in a bottle & then filter from the top.#ParkChat

0:37:00

wander_filled

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A7 In the past, I have used Katadin pump filters. They are time-consuming, though. #parkchat

0:37:08

RCGibby73

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replying to @LakeClarkNPS @LakeClarkNPS A7: I use my Sawyer mini for purification. Hasn’t failed me yet. #ParkChat

0:37:27

unconpeace

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A7 On the aforementioned, and aptly named, Devil's Path, I drank from a spring without treating the water, because by that point, frankly, the possibility of water-borne illness was the least of my problems #parkchat

0:38:20

59NationalParks

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RT @LakeClarkNPS: A7: Assume parasites could be present in all H20. Boiling? Bring enough fuel 2 boil for up to 2 min. Filtering? Filters m…

0:38:30

naturetechfam

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replying to @LakeClarkNPS @LakeClarkNPS #parkchat A7 we take a @_hydroblu_ Versa filter. Love that thing! Lives up to its name.

0:40:20

t_jh2009

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replying to @LakeClarkNPS @LakeClarkNPS A7) In Scouts we use to bring a tiny bottle with bleach in it & add a drop or two to the water that was gathered especially if it was from a slow or non moving source. Now I use @purinize drops. #ParkChat

0:40:23

Fiwaysandbyways

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replying to @LakeClarkNPS @LakeClarkNPS A7) The Sawyer mini works great. Always bring some tablets for back up as well. #parkchat

0:40:25

GPJohnston

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replying to @LakeClarkNPS @LakeClarkNPS A7) Always filter or boil, a few times Ive had to use iodine tablets. #ParkChat

0:40:47

NakMakFeegle

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replying to @LakeClarkNPS @LakeClarkNPS A7 On the trail I use a simple in-bottle filter. In camp I use a platypus gravity filter system #parkchat

0:40:50

brokenbong

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RT @LakeClarkNPS: A7: Assume parasites could be present in all H20. Boiling? Bring enough fuel 2 boil for up to 2 min. Filtering? Filters m…

0:40:54

this_is_karley

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replying to @LakeClarkNPS @LakeClarkNPS @Wild_Tribute A7: i love my life straw. i have several in all my packs so i always have one just incase. nothing beats (properly purified) fresh water from our national parks. 💦

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0:48:56