Water Emergency

I took Mol Mol through the town forest to test out my hikers. It is a 6.4 mile loop that usually takes about 3 hours. I got an hour in and decided I was thirsty so I went to take a drink from my camelbak and realized I was sucking air. Luckily before I left I tossed my water purification bottles in with my kitchen setup, more to get the feel since I wasn't even planning on testing them out.

I must admit I was a little nervous to test them out because I have never purified water before. I came to a vernal  pool at the base of a hill that had collected the runoff and I opted to keep hiking. After vernal pool number 2 my throat was dry.

I knew that I would be fine without water for the extent of my 3 hour hike, for the rest of the day, for the following two days, however, I had a water purification system and I was eager to use it. After all this is going to be a task I complete a couple times every day so I knew that I needed some practice.

I happened upon a marshy wetland and it looked pretty clear so I pulled out my purification system:

I added 7 drops from bottle A and 7 drops from bottle B into the cap and let sit for five minutes.

For the next five minutes I used my pot to add 1L of water to my camelbak. It had a slight green tinge but the water was fairly clear with little debris. I then added the solution to the bladder and put it back in my pack. I waited 30minutes before I finally took a sip, which I was nervous to do. The water tasted great and I am still well and typing so all is good!

My shoes absolutely rock! My feet felt great in them and having them on made me feel like the duracell energizer bunny.