Re: water- pills/drops vs. filters
Hi Tim,
You'll get many gear opinons here, some very opinionated,
mine in particular.
The short answer is most experienced GC hikers carry
minimal, or no,...
johngeyles 2006-04-09 11:11:58 #41098
Re: water- pills/drops vs. filters
Hi Tim,
Go with Don Quinn's suggestions. www.tarptent.com makes some very
nice shelters. Their latest is the Rainbow which has freestanding
capability...
Tim 2006-04-09 10:46:53 #41097
Re: tents
Tim,
On my next trip into the Canyon I will use the Six Moon Designs Gatewood
Cape. It weighs 10.6 oz. and is both a rain Cape and shelter. The
stake bag...
Dick Matthews 2006-04-09 09:18:28 #41096
Re: Hiking Shoe widths
Jeff:
GC Hikers listserv has an excellent database covering amazing range of topics & I suggest running a search, because the group may not address...
Dr. Brown 2006-04-09 08:49:25 #41095
Re: water- pills/drops vs. filters
A filter removes silt, algae, and small critters like insect larvae (in addition of bad microbes). Some of them also have charcoal filters which help remove...
Bob Bordasch 2006-04-09 08:28:08 #41094
Re: tents
Tom,
we have done the canyon with tents or tarps. If I were going solo, I'd consider a small
dome tent. However, depending on your route, you might be able...
david 2006-04-09 08:18:21 #41093
Re: tents
Hi Tim
Often the reason for the tent, other than critter proofing, is for
weather. In that case a "free standing" tent would need to be
staked/tied anyway. ...
dqdollardon 2006-04-09 05:45:59 #41092
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