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Posted by Fred on October 23, 2007 at 10:33:49 am EDT
In reply to Water posted by sabino on October 21, 2007 at 8:34:38 pm EDT

There are (as pointed out numerous times above) a large number of variables. In a year with normal rainfall around here (Pennsylvania) I'd head out with a liter, knowing that I could filter or treat and re-supply along most trails. This has not been a "normal" year, quite a few small springs and streams have gone dry due to a lack of rain, so for an overnight I'd tend to carry three or four liters, just in case. A couple years ago when most of the springs went dry just about the time the thru-hikers were coming up from the South on the AT I'd carry in an extra two liter soda bottle or two and leave them at trail shelters, just in case a thru hiker was counting on a spring that'd gone dry.
Know your environment and plan accordingly.

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