|
Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Winter Camping and Activities Drinking water through the ice |
Author
Text
01/16/2016 04:15PM
On occasion i have drank ufiltered/boiled water. I use the same principals when drinking water straight from the lake in summer. Deep water out from shore.
Although most of the time we end up boiling it for coffee, cider, hot chocolate etc.
Although most of the time we end up boiling it for coffee, cider, hot chocolate etc.
01/16/2016 04:24PM
Well if you boiled it then you have killed the organisms that you could get sick from. If you filter it you better have your filter protected at all times because if it freezes a little bit it can crack the filter element and let in the organisms you're trying to keep out. I boil, then you don't have to worry about carrying the weight of and protecting the filter from freezing.
"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday.” ~A.A. Milne
Subscribe to Thread
Become a member of the bwca.com community to subscribe to thread and get email updates when new posts are added. Sign up Here