hammockdaze Is there a way to keep fine silt from slipping through on those slow-moving streams? I tried letting it settle in the bottle first but the water still carried this faint mineral bite that clung to the back of my throat.
snowhiker hammockdaze, settling helps the heavy stuff but fine silt often stays suspended and carries that taste right through. A quick coffee filter or tight-weave cloth over the bottle mouth before pouring catches most of it without adding bulk to your pack.
hammockdaze Tried the filter over the bottle but the silt still got through enough to leave that chalky dryness coating my tongue hours later.
LanternLore hammockdaze, if the single filter layer still left that dryness, folding a bandana into a tighter double or triple weave often catches the finer stuff the way layered cloths did before modern mesh designs.
hammockdaze Tried folding the bandana into a few layers over the bottle like the last suggestion, but the water still carried that faint mineral bite through.