Liighten Up The Complete Handbook for LIGHT and ULTRALIGHT backpacking by Don Ladigin

Author:Don Ladigin
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Backpacking, Hiking, Sports & Recreation, Equipment and Supplies, Camping, Backpacking - Equipment and Supplies
ISBN: 9780762737345
Publisher: Falcon Guides
Published: 2011-10-30T20:41:15+00:00

Their reservations also include the expense of these units and some point out that the ultraviolet units don't fit conveniently into the

mouths of many backpacking

water containers. There also is a concern that these electronically

complex devices could fail due to the rigors of backpacking. Despite these concerns, ultraviolet water purification

is likely to gain wider acceptance in the future.

BOILING

When preparing soup, pasta, tea, and other food or drink requiring hot water, boiling is an excellent method of water purification. At

low elevations, just bringing

water to a rolling boil destroys any pathogens in the water, and if the water needs to be heated anyway, boiling it requires no extra time or fuel. In most other instances, stopping to boil water and waiting for it to cool to drinking temperature wastes fuel and hiking time.

Water Containers

Water can be carried in many different types of containers, from primitive to high-tech.

Some

materials are poorly suited to backpacking.

Glass

and ceramic containers, for instance, are heavy and breakable. Backpackers are occasionally seen with

"bota bags" or canvas, aluminum, or stainless-steel

canteens, but mo~t hikers use plastic bottles.

Traditional hikers seldom consider how different the weights for different plastic containers can

be. The popular one-quart

lexan polycarbonate

bottles weigh between six and eight ounces each, depending

on the manufacturer,

the weight of the

lid, and the wall thickness of the bottle. This means if a hiker using these containers wishes to carry four quarts of water, the empty containers alone would weigh nearly two pounds. Four quarts is the amount of water most hikers drink in one day, although in hot, arid areas hikers may drink as much as a quart every hour. Having the e'l("''''''rle~ of

ability to carry four quarts doesn't mean that HEAVY

W<t -t('(

~o\J t:.-c s !

54

Lighten Up!

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.