MaxDrown Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I'm take a scout troop on a 50mile float on the Eleven Point River in two weeks. I'm trying to figure out the best way to have drinking water for the whole trip. Is it safe to boil the EPR water for 3 minutes and then drink it? If not, are there other suggestions? -- Max Drown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne SW/MO Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 That's a lot of trouble. I take a purifier, but for a bunch of scouts i believe I would make do with the tablets. You could always supplement by using any fire left to boil water and then leave it to cool until morning. Today's release is tomorrows gift to another fisherman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoneroller Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 50 mile float, there is no way I would risk having one of those kids getting sick. Take a purifier and make sure you follow the manufacturers instructions. boiling does not remove toxic chemicals that are in the water. Agricultural and municipal runoff aren't very tasty. Fish On Kayak Adventures, LLC. Supreme Commander 'The Dude' of Kayak fishing www.fishonkayakadventures.com fishonkayakadventures@yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 There is some runoff from cattle operations in the area...I'd run it through a pump purifier then use a tablet. I use a pump purifier....and never an issue...but with a group of scouts its better to be safe than sorry. Have a great trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve l Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 That's a lot of trouble. I take a purifier, but for a bunch of scouts i believe I would make do with the tablets. You could always supplement by using any fire left to boil water and then leave it to cool until morning. Fire? There is still a ban on open fires? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdmidwest Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I am trying to calculate how long the 11pt is. 50 miles seems a little steep. Unless there is some rain, no fires. You will have to boil water on a camp stove. Best option would be to have caches stashed along the river in cars at some of the accesses. Riverton has a store with water and ice. When I crossed it last weekend at 142 and the Narrows, local cattle farmer has razed the bank on the SE side below the bridge and moved cattle down to water due to the drought. I expect you will run into cattle in the stream above and below the ONSR system. I would carry a fresh supply of water if possible. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve l Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Hey MaxDrown, we're you by any chance floating with your scouts on the Jacks Fork in May? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxDrown Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 Hey MaxDrown, we're you by any chance floating with your scouts on the Jacks Fork in May? Nope. This is our first float as a Troop. -- Max Drown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Spencer Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Max After seeing you in action here last time I genuinely worry about you and the troop. PACK LIGHT!!! "The problem with a politician’s quote on Facebook is you don’t know whether or not they really said it." –Abraham Lincoln Tales of an Ozark Campground Proprietor Dead Drift Fly Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxDrown Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 I learned a lot from that trip. -- Max Drown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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