Post by Naiad on Apr 25, 2014 9:08:03 GMT -7
Often our situation with water filtration has been somewhat precarious. Backpacking filters simply don't have the capacity for a gathering like this one, unless of course we have many of them. We ask folks to come prepared to take care of their own water filtration needs, but of course few actually do. We usually end up collectively using however many backpacking filters folks are willing to let be used, in which case they get over-used and need maintenance more often. We still have the hanging bag one, and maybe if we had a good amount of those it would work, but better yet we should try to get our hands on a high-capacity one like the ones outfitters and rafters sometimes use.
If anyone who is coming has any good water filtration gear we can use, please let us know! And of course, we always scout for a site with a spring, but that can be hard to come by.
Oh yeah, and just to note: some people at Wild Roots Feral Futures take their own risks by drinking "live", wild water. This is *not* recommended. If you are not experienced in the woods and don't know what sorts of things you can catch, please ask an event organizer and they'll either fill you in or point you to someone who can. Giardia, Cryptosporidium, and Amoebic Dysentary are NO FUN! Drinking wild water is something that should be done with extreme caution and good knowledge of the risks, and is better done very slowly while developing a larger relationship with a wild landscape. Just because you see someone at Feral drinking straight from the stream doesn't mean you should. We'll talk about water safety at morning circles, so this will all be gone over vocally in the woods!
If anyone who is coming has any good water filtration gear we can use, please let us know! And of course, we always scout for a site with a spring, but that can be hard to come by.
Oh yeah, and just to note: some people at Wild Roots Feral Futures take their own risks by drinking "live", wild water. This is *not* recommended. If you are not experienced in the woods and don't know what sorts of things you can catch, please ask an event organizer and they'll either fill you in or point you to someone who can. Giardia, Cryptosporidium, and Amoebic Dysentary are NO FUN! Drinking wild water is something that should be done with extreme caution and good knowledge of the risks, and is better done very slowly while developing a larger relationship with a wild landscape. Just because you see someone at Feral drinking straight from the stream doesn't mean you should. We'll talk about water safety at morning circles, so this will all be gone over vocally in the woods!