ElliotfromAus
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- Walking Camino Frances beginning 11th September 2017
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Thank you everyone. One of my many questions answered.
Some villages will put up signs at the fountains indicating that the water is non-potable or that the water quality is not guaranteed even if the townspeople get water from the fountains. This saves the locals the cost of periodic water testing. You can take chances if you want but I'm not going to.If you want to be cautious about "non potable" sources them don't fill up there, even if villagers do.
Peg got a bad case of food poisoning near Carrion de Condes. She suffered during a full recovery day, a couple of short walking days (6, 15, 15, 7 km) and two more recovery days before getting her stomach and legs back. When moving on from Villafranca del Bierzo we took the mountain trail near Pradela to Trabadelo and used up our water. I was taking some photos as Peg reached the fountain in Trabadelo. When I got there she handed me a half-full bottle of water saying "It's wonderful; have some!" I said "No thank you," poured the water out and pointed out a sign and translated it as "water quality is not guaranteed." Peg was near panic mode thinking about getting sick again but we picked up something to eat in a tienda and ate outside. We noticed a local woman going to the fountain and getting water. In a short conversation with her we learned that the water actually was safe to drink.IMHO and experience, short of death, the worst thing that can befall a pilgrim on a Camino is a gastrointestinal illness...Broken bones and blister are an annoyance, but "jelly belly" can REALLY spoil your day.
When hiking in the mountains we like to take one Lexan water bottle with us in addition to one or more reused PET bottles. We save the water in the Lexan bottle for last in case the lightweight PET bottle gets punctured or bursts in a fall. We also take a water filter and use it to refill the bottles as needed.I use four, standard .5 liter water bottles, purchased with water in them, on my Caminos. When the bottles are either damaged or just too grungy to reuse, I recycle them and by another.
Hello Everyone.
This is my first post on this forum. Looking to walk in September/October. I was wondering what the general quality of the water is like on the Camino Frances? Do you need a water filter?
Any thoughts appreciated. Thanks in advance.
E.
Peg got a bad case of food poisoning near Carrion de Condes. She suffered during a full recovery day, a couple of short walking days (6, 15, 15, 7 km) and two more recovery days before getting her stomach and legs back. When moving on from Villafranca del Bierzo we took the mountain trail near Pradela to Trabadelo and used up our water. I was taking some photos as Peg reached the fountain in Trabadelo. When I got there she handed me a half-full bottle of water saying "It's wonderful; have some!" I said "No thank you," poured the water out and pointed out a sign and translated it as "water quality is not guaranteed." Peg was near panic mode thinking about getting sick again but we picked up something to eat in a tienda and ate outside. We noticed a local woman going to the fountain and getting water. In a short conversation with her we learned that the water actually was safe to drink.
When hiking in the mountains we like to take one Lexan water bottle with us in addition to one or more reused PET bottles. We save the water in the Lexan bottle for last in case the lightweight PET bottle gets punctured or bursts in a fall. We also take a water filter and use it to refill the bottles as needed.
Thanks but we use this product. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FA2RLX2/?tag=casaivar02-20May I suggest this : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BWIWX9K/?tag=casaivar02-20
Thanks but we use this product. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FA2RLX2/?tag=casaivar02-20
Really they are pretty similar except that the water bottle that comes with our gizmo is a sack of lightweight mylar. You can squeeze the sack through the filter to your mouth or, like us, to a real bottle. We have extra sacks in case of a puncture but if things really go bad you can stick one end of the filter into the water source and suck on the other end.
IMHO and experience, short of death, the worst thing that can befall a pilgrim on a Camino is a gastrointestinal illness...Broken bones and blister are an annoyance, but "jelly belly" can REALLY spoil your day.
Consequently, I try to stick to bottled water, when available, as I have chronic medical issues and a somewhat delicate GI system.
If unsure stick to beer.
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