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    Untreated Ethan Pond Water?

    Over the top No where in my posts did I ever chastize anyone for using a filter. If you want to use one that's fine. Helps USA economy, buy filter units, have them shipped to your house or the store where you buy them. No problem here. This seems to be a culture that inisists on filtering...
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    Untreated Ethan Pond Water?

    Intake/Outtake hoses..oh my!!!! Have a few pondering questions for the filter folks out there. 1. Do any of you ever intermingle the outtake hose with the intake hoses when you repack the filter system back in your pack? 2. What do you do between hikes with the filters, do they ever fully...
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    Untreated Ethan Pond Water?

    Backcountry Water IS Not Preschool Daycare Diaper Handling Preschool daycare, diaper handling, then lack of or insufficient hand washing, then changing then food handling is *not* the same as drinking back country water, lets all stay on topic here. There is a lot of unsupported evidence that...
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    Untreated Ethan Pond Water?

    Let's get real Thank you Pete Hickey, as usual you are a voice of reason. For others; Please do not continue to scare poster wromanow. It takes a lot of cysts to contract giardia I would doubt 6L of water would be sufficient to infect. To the original poster please don't lose sleep...
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    Untreated Ethan Pond Water?

    Probability is on your side www.erikschlimmer.com/pdf/GiardiaMyth-Buster.pdf Worry not. Please read the above link. There is a lot of evidence that giardia worry is over the top. If you end up with giardia you will know, go to your family physican and you will be treated for it...
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    Lost Hiker on Mt Lafayette - FOUND!

    Map and compass??? Or are they not carried anymore?
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    Lost Hiker on Mt Lafayette - FOUND!

    just wondering but any news on why he did not try to walk out?
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    brasslite stove

    yup, great stove i have the Turbo II-D (one generation before the F) nice, very lightweight you can make a lightweight tin foil windscreen for it very efficient stove, uses little alcohol great for warmer weather i still use the ole' svea 123, (circa 1977) for melting snow :D
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    FBT Beaver Flood?

    has anyone been out to upper part of franconia brook trail lately? beaver activity was doing a good job of flooding the trail last last month and i was wondering how high of a wade i'd have thanks in advance as always Vario
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    Watching Avalanches in the Washington ravines?

    I believe that was 68'-69', the snowiest winter on record for mt. washington. Never underestimate the power of tons and tons of churning, moving snow. Sometimes safe places are not safe. as always, Vario
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    New York Times article.

    Quite a few AT thru hikers smoke. Not necessarily a bad choice for a photo. as always, Vario
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    Raingear

    http://www.gossamergear.com/cgi-bin/gossamergear/driducks_rainsuit.html Jacket and pants total combo weight under 10 oz. Cost under $25.00 nuff' said as always, Vario
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    AMC Hut Leftovers?

    Ok Dr....I'll give it a guess. Carter Notch and they used the ice in Ramparts as a fridge? as always, Vario
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    going up mt washington in an atv??

    http://www.mountwashingtonautoroad.com/autofacts.html#6 Click on link "Can I take my ATV up the Auto Road" ATV and driver costs $10 No ATV's are allowed elsewhere on Mt. Washington as always, Vario
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    AMC Hut Leftovers?

    Does anyone know what happens to leftover food served at huts? For instance if someone doesn't eat a piece of meat on their plate what happens to it? Obviously veggies could be composted but what happens to the stuff that cannot be composted. I have always wondered, pehaps someone could...
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