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Gear Repair: BeFree Filter Clog

July 2, 2021September 10, 2021Leave a comment

Skip the long YouTube videos and the demineralized water. Try soaking the filter in white vinegar for a few hours (or overnight) first. Our BeFree filter stopped flowing after 1.5 seasona. We backflush our filter and clean with bleach before storage so we thought maybe it was dried out. We went the entire SCT shakedown … Continue reading Gear Repair: BeFree Filter Clog

Gear Selection: Water treatment for the GDT 2021

June 27, 2021September 10, 20211 Comment

Our water filter stopped flowing prematurely this season while on the SCT, forcing us to use chemical treatment on trail. As a result we started reconsidering our water treatment system. We have since cleaned the filter and it flows again, but we are still going ahead with chemical treatment on the GDT for 2021. Current … Continue reading Gear Selection: Water treatment for the GDT 2021

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Need to bring some gloves and garbage bags next time to get all the toilet paper 🙃 Planned to try and hit up all the accessible peaks on Grouse on their free day for locals, but the rain put a slight damper 😉 on our plans. The End 🥲 PCT Day 114: 8.1 mi (+ a bonus 3 mi for me) PCT Day 113: 7.6 mi PCT Day 112: 8.6 mi PCT Day 111: 9.5 mi PCT Day 110: 7.4 mi PCT Day 109: 7.7 mi

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