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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Winter Camping and Activities Filter or boil? |
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12/10/2017 11:42AM
What does everyone do for water? I have a gravity filter and was thinking about finding a branch on shore to hang it on but what about freezing, and filters can't take the freezing. I would be hot tenting.
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12/10/2017 11:32PM
Back in the day when I did A LOT of cold camping in the BWCA- for water we just drank it straight from a properly placed auger hole over deep water. Most nights- too shot for even a fire so any boiling was not an option. Just a warm drink with your meal from the stove was the only warm drink you got until breakfast. But I do agree- after 3, maybe 4 nights cold camping some form of drying heat is needed. At that's why my group got out of dodge after that time frame! IMO-- you should be OK drinking from the lake straight with common sense but if your going to have a fire might as well boil.
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