newbie question - water on the Tonto - S. Kaibab to Grandview?
A group of us newbies (4) has a permit to hike from the BA, along the Tonto, to Horseshoe Mesa, and out Grandview TH. We start down on April 25th. What can...
Rob 2009-04-20 08:27:23 #54956
Re: Caching water on
Whenever caching anything anywhere in the Canyon, you should clearly mark it with your name, the date that you dropped it off, and the date that you expect to...
Seiders, Ed 2009-04-20 07:22:30 #54955
Re: Caching water on
I've always felt that when caching water, it makes more sense that instead of storing a gallon of water at a certain point, you should drop off liters at...
John Karpinski 2009-04-20 06:42:48 #54954
Re: Caching water on
For what it's worth, I once cached water on the South Kaibab trail with a traditional gallon plastic jug. The upper half of the jug had been torn andÂ...
Jamie Compos 2009-04-19 21:23:20 #54953
Re: Caching water on
Pete, you and Richard make good points about carrying the water at the end of the trip as opposed to trying to carry it down at the beginning.  I...
Alejandro E. Peraza 2009-04-19 20:10:43 #54952
Re: Caching water on
I agree with Pete. From recent experience it is better to have the water with you, it allows you to keep options open in case things change. (I should have...
like2cave 2009-04-19 19:50:25 #54951
Re: Caching water on
Alex -
I too have never had a problem caching water. Maybe I've been lucky, but I do put it in out of sight places, hidden quite well. I ditto the...
richard2425848 2009-04-19 19:40:06 #54950
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