yes, takes care of all the bad stuff. haven't gotten sick yet. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "mark romero" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 5:06 PM Subject: Re: [VFB]was Chestpack or vest ??/now how do you carry water
> Jim, does that thing filter out parasites? mark.. > > >From: "J&A Burbank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Subject: Re: [VFB]was Chestpack or vest ??/now how do you carry water > >Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 16:51:27 -0800 > > > >Deb you're wrong about the hydration pack. It's a great way to carry a lot > >of water. I have one in my Backpack that carries about 2 liters of water, > >I'll easily go through that in a 5 hour hike. It's also extremely > >convienient to have the tube with the bite valve so you don't have to mess > >around to get a drink. As long as you clean it it's not discusting. > >Currently I carry a water filtration bottle while fishing. It allows me to > >get Cold water anytime I want. > > > >Jim > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Deborah Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 4:19 AM > >Subject: RE: [VFB] Chestpack or vest ?? > > > > > >I wondered about that myself.... I stick to my vest but my husband has a > >chest pack so full that I can spot him 1/2 mile away on the Cape fishing. > >I have no clue how he can get things from the back pocket.... Oh wait.. he > >has a water bag on the back with a tube that comes up front. Those are > >just > >plain disgusting. Sorry guys. I'll carry a water bottle. > >Anyone who has fished on the cape can probably conjure up a pretty good > >picture of him. I don't carry anything.... I'm the opposite. I'm not > >loaded down though. I don't know how you can enjoy a fishing trip when > >you're lugging things around like that. I can always count on him to have > >everything I need if I forget anything. :) > >Deb > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > >Behalf Of Tony Spezio > >Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 7:04 AM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [VFB] Chestpack or vest ?? > > > >I thought I would go to a chest pack last year. I was in a well known > >Outdoor store 8 hours from where I live and saw the chest packs. They > >looked like what I wanted and bought one. That was early in the year. > >When I first tried to use it, I found the zippered pockets were so tight > >that my regular fly box would hardley fit in the pocket. I got them in > >the pockets but when on the river, I tried to get them out, it was a > >real hassle. I can't get to the back pockets without removing the chest > >pack. After using it several times last season, I went back to my vest. > >This particular pack is totally a hassle, had I checked it out closer I > >would of noticed these things before I bought it. It was not a cheap > >chest pack either. I am not condemning chest packs, just posted this to > >let you know, CHECK it out real good for what you want to carry. Be sure > >it will fit in the pack without a hassle. I am looking into a different > >chest pack but unless I can try it on and see if it suits what I want to > >carry, I will not buy one. I learned from this experience. > >I will not post the name of the one I got, will give it off list if > >anyone is interested.. > >Tony > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
