Hi all...
My wife and I are "young" 60's couple who put in a lot of hiking/backpacking miles and have recently decided to start "connecting the dots" of the AZT sections we have already hiked. We live in Payson, AZ so most of our hiking has been around that area and north including a Rim 2 Rim last September. We are headed out in about a week to do section 29 from hwy 87 to Gooseberry Spr TH. That 30 mile section is primarily dry with the exception of numerous dirt tanks (and one spring. We are hiking SOBO and the spring is only a few miles in.)
We have yet to drink out of tanks... We have a Sawyer Squeeze and aqua tabs so are prepared but, to my question: How do you get water out of the tanks? It would seem if you wade in the water will "murk up" even more than it already is. Most tanks we have passed in our hikes if kind of clear are pretty scummy around the edges.
Just looking for suggestions/methods from those who have experience getting water from these tanks.
Thanks in advance!
Don & Susan