I wanted to do a little Sierra hiking, but missed that window for this year. So, started looking south and decided I might try the southern part of PCT -- Campo and maybe all the way to Warner Springs. I notice that sometimes the water supply comes from fire tanks. I'm not familiar with this, so couple of questions:
1) I assume these just have faucets you can turn with just your hand, right? No wrenches needed, hopefully!
2) Does this water need to be filtered?
Thanks!