Does the crew need water purifier/filter pumps for Philmont?
Water purifier/filter pumps are an optional item. Some crews choose to take purifier/filter pumps and use them with success. Most purifier/filters do not treat all potential containments unless they are a high end (more expensive) unit that either has very fine screens and/or includes a separate purification stage. Even if the filter has such features, it is a mechanical pump that can fail. As Philmont provides water purification chemicals and will require a crew to carry them even if they have water filters, many crews consider water filters/pumps to be simply excess baggage. In the end, it is a crew choice. To view a recent memo from Philmont on the Micropur water purification tablets now being used, click HERE.
