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That's something Hunter would ask Ruth to do if he ever gets to go camping with her. He likes to get a drink in the middle of the night. [/COLOR]

You put your wet filter on your body? Not me. In the pack it goes.

You've never broken ice to get water? If it's cold enough for water to freeze then water in the filter will freeze once you put it back in your pack. You can have that problem in the mountains. We...

I don't care where you store your water if you are out long enough you'll have to replenish. In the winter that often means busting through ice to get to the water. If your filter is prone to...

Wonder what you're supposed to do in winter? I'm sure no one would ever bust ice to secure water. Naaaaaa.

My filter is an MSR Sweet Water filter. I would still be concerned about putting any filter away that was wet. That's a pretty ripe environment for mold. Most spores are too large to pass through the...

I'm not disputing anything you posted. But there is no difference between reaching a boil and boiling for 15 minutes. I was just trying to save you some fuel.

Here's an excerpt from the Wilderness...

Most filters don't remove viruses. Boiling will kill them. RE: your comment about boiling for 15 minutes. That isn't necessary. Bacteria, cysts, oocysts, protozoa and viruses are killed around 168F....

Buhahahaha. A couple of years ago I was walking down a creek and stepped over a log. The sand on the other side had no bottom so when I stepped on it I was pitched forward and I did a perfect face...

The other side of that coin is you'll have PJ for medical purposes like chapped lips or hot spots or even impromptu lubrication for guns or multi-tools. Gotta luv multi-purpose stuff.

Excellent post, FM. And let's not forget that numb fingers do not work well. If you are suffering from hypothermia you may not be able to strike a match. So you want stuff that's easy to use, doesn't...

I have as well. That's why I asked you to try it. Once the cotton is impregnated with PJ then it can be lit and it will burn. The cotton doesn't absorb water because of the PJ.

PJ and cotton balls work even wet. Try it. PJ is not water soluble.

Nothing wrong with that at all. Seems like a bit of work. 35mm film canisters work well too. You can check the photo dept of CVS, Wally World or similar to see if they have some. They generally just...

Yeah. If Hunter says it's gonna burn, trust me, it's gonna burn. Here's an earlier pic of F.A.R.T. fire fighting training. I think Crash is driving and Pal is in the passenger seat. That's actually...

What do you do with them when you go home?

Do you get any smoke from the duct tape when it burns. I would think that it might be foul smelling but maybe not.

Are we talkin' handkerchiefs?

Yeah once the cotton balls are soaked in PJ there should be no issue with water proofing regardless of what you use.

That's one more method of carrying it. Crash has posted using aluminum foil. Do you have any trouble with the adhesive on the tape sticking because of the petroleum jelly? I use a .35mm fim canister...