Water

[Leila]

I hiked up for the first time May 20, a beautiful, sunny day, and learned that I didn't bring nearly enough water. AMC recommends 2 quarts per person and they are not kidding! Or bring one quart and a filter.

[M@]

Iodine is fine, but make sure you use the recommended ammount. I got a bit of a stomach ache the last two times becuase I tried to "chince" on the iodine, only using like 1/3 of the ammount recommended.

Maybe a filter would be better, that or boil snow, as a winter camping friend recommends.

M@

[mountainmanbri]

I run through 3 quarts round trip each time. That's wearing a 45 lb pack though. I always bring the iodine just in case though, that should be mandatory gear along with the first aid kit.
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