Backpackers

New to the topic at hand. Looking at a 1-2 night trip at jay cook state park or st croix state park. Do you guys hump in water or try to find a source nearby?

Thanks,
S

I don't hump in water, the fish hate it. Bring a good pump filter or a hanging bag filter. They are awesome, then you can bring in your first gallon of water and replenish when you need it.

I have an MSR MIOX . should i supplement?

No, MIox is good. My favorite is the hanging bag from Katahdyn. Just fill it up and hang it from a tree.

Base Camp

With the MIOX just make sure you let it run for at least 4 hours to kill cryptosporidia.

Will do. Ive had giarrdia (sp?) Before and dont want anything like it ever again

I have a Base Camp and it's awesome. I also have a Hyperflow and it's garbage for MN lakes.

I almost never pack in water. Plan ahead. You can look at maps of the sites online and figure out where water sources are.

This is all I have ever carried around Minnesota, Dakotas, and Wisconsin.



Last trip we were on (5 years ago?) we each had 2 Nagene big mouth bottles and we wrapped a nylon stocking over the tube we put in the stream.

ZERO issues and pumps water fast enough to be useful but small enough to not be alot of added weight.

I've never used one of the gravity bags, but, I've been curious about them.

After hiking throughout the Western states for almost ten years using pumps, my hiking partner got the base camp bag for christmas. That first year it was like being a kid at Disney. All you do is fill it up, hang it from a branch high enough off the ground, find a rock to set your water bottle on, open the clip on the water line and let it fill. It takes a few minutes to fill a nalgene, but you don't have to pump! Did I mention you didn't have to huddle over a goddamn pump, one foot in the mud, the other on an algae covered rock that rocks back and forth over ice cold water while pumping away to fill a nalgene bottle? I would recommend it to anyone who hikes. Granted, we still carry water pumps in case we are on a long slog and run out of water and need to replenish, but I haven't used mine in 3 years.

There's plenty of places to filter water in Jay Cooke depending on where you go. The east side of the park off Hwy 23 is up on the ridge but you should find water on the north side of the Spruce Trail if youre planning on hanging out there. If you're down in the rest of the park across the river its no problam & the park is small enough that a short walk to the St. Louis River is easy.

But watch out for the ticks the place is crawling with them once the ground thaws out & the leaves come out.

This is what Ive heard. a friend recommended George H. Crosby Manitou State Park

Does anyone have experience with the filters from www.justwater.me by chance? I bought one of their 'bug out bottles', and it seems to work. I have no scientific data to back it up, and only thus far have filtered my iron/rust rich (crazy heavy) well water. It does filter the iron/rust right out. I was thinking of their under-sink model for drinking. (we must use bottles water for drinking AND cooking: our water ruins pans very fast)

I have never seen that type of filter before in a water bottle. Using a ceramic filter in a bottle is pretty cool. Up until now most of the bottle filters were not a type you could clean. That makes a huge difference.

The best trail in Jay Cooke is the Grand Portage trail. A 2 night trip would be a bit much there. You can see most of the park in one day. A side trip on the Superior Hiking Trail starting at the Grand Portage trail parking lot to Ely's Peak (or not that far if you're a wuss ) is a great hike.

Lots of water sources (St Louis River) are right in the park. I can hike around 8-10mi on one Nalgene bottle depending on terrain or season. If it's hot I'll bring 2 bottles.

They also have little cabins for rent.

Copyright © 1996 - 2013 :: AR15.Com LLC :: All Rights Reserved.
Any use of this content without express written consent is prohibited.