I just got a Katadyn Hiker and have been basically pleased with it. My first handheld filter was a First Need and I do NOT recommend those. I find iodine...
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Eva
prinleah101
Apr 1, 2004 7:56 pm
My very favorite trail so far has actually been the Kaintuck Trail. The spring and field are gorgeous and the town is so welcoming when you are done. Make...
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Danny
mcmurfy1
Apr 1, 2004 8:25 pm
I carry a bottle of Polar-Pure. It lasts forever unlike the iodine tablets which are only good for about 6-months after you open the bottle. Danny...
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Danny
mcmurfy1
Apr 1, 2004 8:25 pm
I would have to vote for Bell Mountain Wilderness and the north 1/2 of the Taum Sauk Section of the Ozark Trail from Highway A to Johnson Shut-ins State Park...
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Eva
prinleah101
Apr 2, 2004 7:36 pm
How is the polar pure for flavor? ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway ...
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Danny McMurphy
mcmurfy1
Apr 3, 2004 12:35 am
Eva - the polar pure tastes just like the iodine tablets so if you don't like them then you won't like the polar pure either. The taste has never been an...
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John Roth
johnroth_mo
Apr 3, 2004 8:02 am
After returning from a 3-mile bushwhacking trip today, I spotted my first tick of the year, embedded firmly into my torso at my belt- line. I grabbed, pulled,...
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John Roth
johnroth_mo
Apr 3, 2004 8:16 am
DNR is in the process of writing management plans for each of the 'wild area' within Missouri's State Parks. They've already implemented a plan for Roaring...
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gary redinger
mohoghead
Apr 3, 2004 12:14 pm
Danny, have you ever tried carrying the little lemon packets you can get with ice teas at quick shops to put in the water with the polar pure or iodine ...
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Gisele G Matthews
sagsco2002
Apr 3, 2004 4:29 pm
John You take a tweezers and get a firm grasp on it behind the head, and gently rock it and back and forth to dislodge it's l pinchers that are lodged in your...
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Jeffery J. Goetter
jjgoetter
Apr 3, 2004 5:37 pm
I have a tick removal tool I picked up some where. It is a little plastic spoon with a notch in the end. You slide it under the tick and the gently lever it...
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Gisele G Matthews
sagsco2002
Apr 3, 2004 6:26 pm
Yeah, you can get those at the Alpine shop or at Galyans Mouse...
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Sharron
dawntrdr1
Apr 4, 2004 1:45 am
thanks for letting me join the group. I live in the Alton area and frequently go hiking on the trails around there -Grand Gulf, Greer- McCormick Lake, Greer...
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Bill Bens
mazamahiker
Apr 4, 2004 7:50 am
I was in the Kansas City area this past Friday and since it was such a gorgeous Spring day we decided to explore the Bluffwoods Conservation Area just...
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Conor Watkins
conor_watkins
Apr 4, 2004 4:47 pm
The Kaintuck Trail is nice and I like to get out and ride or hike this when I have time to get away from Rolla. Check out ...
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Scott Merritt
ozarkhiker18
Apr 5, 2004 4:31 am
If you let them gorge until they are about the size of an olive, they'll just fall off. ... heat...
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Danny
mcmurfy1
Apr 5, 2004 12:43 pm
Gary I will take Gatorade with me if I'm out for several days and take a bottle even on a hotday. I don't take it too just flavor the iodine water with though...
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Danny
mcmurfy1
Apr 5, 2004 12:49 pm
John Put a little white gas on the tick before you put the match on there. That will turn them into toast but it does have a few drawbacks! :) Danny ... heat...
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sagsco2002
Apr 5, 2004 4:36 pm
Danny..... LOL You are SO funny! Mouse...
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M G
teachinded
Apr 5, 2004 5:23 pm
Great documentation on the Kaintuck trail. Love the kerosene and match trick for removing ticks... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo!...
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R.J.
rjburle
Apr 6, 2004 12:00 am
That's wrong. You can't just let them stay there, you'll get sick. Put some white gas on them, then pull gently on them, then put vasaline on them, then burn...
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Susan Tonarely
suyame128
Apr 6, 2004 3:28 am
First you can take the tweezers and turn them counter clock wise or is it clock wise and unscrew the suckers or you can burn them off but you have to becareful...
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Jeffery J. Goetter
jjgoetter
Apr 6, 2004 3:55 am
Week of April 5, 2004 Middle Fork Construction We are taking Easter weekend off. Come join us next time on Sunday April 18. Sign up at...
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R.J.
rjburle
Apr 7, 2004 3:12 am
To be honest I usually just pull them gently with my thumb and fingers. Although it is rare that I actually get them. I am so hypersensitive to anything...
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R.J.
rjburle
Apr 7, 2004 3:33 am
I apologize in advanced if this might be a bit crude in places but I just gotta say it. I backpacked Cuivre River State park as a warm up for the season. The...
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Gisele G Matthews
sagsco2002
Apr 7, 2004 7:30 am
RJ, I really understand how you feel, but you have to remember that there are more horses out there in the early spring time, than any other time, because,...
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R.J.
rjburle
Apr 7, 2004 5:49 pm
I know, I didn't mean it to sound as angry as it came out. Half of it was written with tongue in cheek. Those thoughts only represented 5 minutes of my...
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Gisele G Matthews
sagsco2002
Apr 7, 2004 7:22 pm
RJ Your message didn't come out angry at all. It is what we all feel in the early spring. I had those very same thoughts when my boyfriend and I and our dogs...
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Scott Merritt
ozarkhiker18
Apr 8, 2004 3:43 am
The idea of an equestrian practicing "Leave No Trace" is an impossibility. They can strive for "leave as little trace as possible", but that's about it. Say...
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John Roth
johnroth_mo
Apr 8, 2004 4:02 am
... statement. I started googling for "Leave No Trace" and "multi-use," and found a site where Hummer owners subscribe to LNT: ...
