Ultimate Camping Thread

I have a steripen, I love it. I have never been sick, nor has anyone I have been packing with been sick, and we dont use anything but the steripen. Rechargeable batteries are key with them, they last much longer and you get less red lights. Granted I havent tried to clean any really dirty. I am usually getting water out of snowpack fed alpine streams.

 

I hear this type of response a lot. I guess I am the type that wants to be for sure that the water is being filters and not just having a light shot through it. I would do the Steripen (almost bought one at one point) but there is always that "what if" in the back of my mind.

 

Forsure, and with the little cap on, it looks just like a d*ldo, it just doesnt vibrate.

 

Yeah, you are still drinking the bugs, but the light is killing them, via DNA distruption. Good enough for me I suppose. Plus they are fast, and I like that.

 

I have one and I'd agree with that statement.

But it seems to work. I say seems because it's hard to know if anything was in the water to begin with. The other reason I like filters is they remove particulate that might be in the water--the steripen doesn't remove anything from the water. If the steripen batteries die for whatever reason, it's no good. For those two reasons, I prefer a mechanical filter.

 

There is a prefilter screen that attaches to the lid of a nalgene type bottle that screens the water on its way into the bottle. But it isnt very fine. It gets the big stuff out, like sticks and fish and stuff. I always carry an extra set of batteries too, and since they use AA batteries, I could always use the batteries from my flashlights. I was behind all of everyones arguments, and skeptical, until I used one. Now thats all I take.

 

lol the stroganoff is the best one they make! im going out tonight to test the liner so i should have a review up by tomorrow night.

that lansky set is really really nice but it dosent like my kershaw so i am having to put a whole new edge on it. its a PITA but it is making it really realy sharp. oh about the room lol. i have been saying i need to clean it and was accually going to do it today but suddenly a camping trip came up so i guess it will just have to wait.

 

well i tested out the mummy liner.....got down to the low 30s...enough for heavy frost and some icy water. i was in my bag for a bit then placed the liner in and WOW. this thing is like a heated blanket. i was skeptical but now i believe LOL. it would also make the ideal summer bag. I dont know what to say other than this thing works (ok so maybe it dosent add 15 degrees to your bag but its close) and its super light and small. any question? lol

 

Ever the task master

 

holy hell im working on it as we speak...how did you know

 

ugh yes mam

 

What liner did you get again? (too lazy to go back and look). I need a summer bag. BAD. my -10 degree bag is way too hot.

Do you have kids by chance Lisa? Seems moms have super radar detectors for messy rooms. lol

 

Oh... side note... FINALLY decided on a tarp. lol Going to get the Warbonnet Super Fly

 

Dude. Everyone knows

 

sweeeeet!

sorry

its a sea to summit reactor