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July 21st, 2018 at 10:07:46 AM permalink | |
Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
That's not out of the question. I am thinking of biking it after I retire, whenever that is. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
July 21st, 2018 at 10:34:11 AM permalink | |
DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 51 Posts: 4966 | Although I have no interest in hiking, walking to the bathroom is a big effort for me, I saw this article on cnn.com today and thought of you adventurous types. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/bolivia-cordillera-real/index.html At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a detrrent. |
July 21st, 2018 at 11:47:54 AM permalink | |
Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | If the Inca Trail does indeed get 500 trekkers in a day I would surely avoid it and select instead the cordillera trail. Glaciers melting? Global warming is supposed to be a myth... the Koch Brothers said so.. |
July 21st, 2018 at 10:43:32 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | Most people I see use a Sawyer filter for their water. It filters water from almost any source. The filter uses a hollow-fiber membrane filter that removes 99.99999% of all bacteria, such as salmonella, cholera and E.coli and removes 99.9999% of all protozoa, such as giardia and Cryptosporidium. How the heck does it do that. I didn't even know stuff like this existed. They're getting water out of streams and cow watering troughs and drinking it on the spot. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
July 22nd, 2018 at 4:34:09 AM permalink | |
Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
The basic idea is that water molecules are smaller than nasty ones with organic matter. The filters let only the smaller H2O molecules through. You can use them to get clear water out of cow pee. A downside, at least the ones I've seen, is they are slow to use and the filters need to be frequently replaced. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
July 22nd, 2018 at 10:44:41 AM permalink | |
Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | Well one then has the choice: wait patiently for the filter to work properly or be impatient and get sick. Seems like one of those 'no brainer' type things. Even on Naked and Afraid, I've seem them dig pits near a pond/stream and wait for the water to migrate thru sandy soil and thereby be filtered to some degree. It can take a few minutes on the show but I'm sure that in real life it takes far longer. |
July 22nd, 2018 at 10:53:42 AM permalink | |
Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
There are other methods too. Purification tablets are very easy but make the water taste a bit funky and aren't as effective with cold water. You can also boil it. Another option, and I forget the term, uses some kind of light to kill any organic material in the water. I have such device somewhere, but have not had the reason to use it yet. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
July 22nd, 2018 at 10:57:02 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
What they do is, fill some bottles, screw the filter onto one of them and drink right from the filter. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
July 23rd, 2018 at 6:48:11 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | I've heard of the AT all my life, and that it was hiked. I just assumed it was an old Indian trail, or early settlers. But no, it was dreamed up by one man in 1921. After WWI and people were buying cars like crazy, there was a huge interest in camping and hiking in the 20's. Even Ford went on famous camping trips with Edison and Firestone. It was thought a hiking trail north to south on the east coast would be popular, and by 1937 it was done. 2.5-3 million hike some part of the 2200 mile trail a year. 2700 attempt a thru-hike. They say it takes 6 months to train and prepare for the hike, and 6 months to do it. And it's more mental than physical. Some weeks you want quit every hour of every day. And the next week you want to never stop. Ford, Edison and Firestone, roughing it. They even had 'colored' manservants to wait on them hand and foot. They ate gourmet meals prepared by a staff of chefs. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
July 23rd, 2018 at 9:05:12 PM permalink | |
Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
You keep pushing this higher and higher on my bucket list. I think you would like the book A Walk in the Woods. The movie is a mediocre adaptation, at best. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |