http://forums.alpinezone.com/ Discuss hiking and backpacking in New England and the Northeast. en Fri, 24 May 2013 04:18:28 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forums.alpinezone.com/images/styles/alpinezone/misc/rss.png http://forums.alpinezone.com/ http://forums.alpinezone.com/showthread.php/122119-Water-Purification-while-hiking-and-camping?goto=newpost Fri, 10 May 2013 13:04:20 GMT I am planning on doing some multi-day hikes/camps this year and I have never done this before. My big concern is having enough water and staying... I am planning on doing some multi-day hikes/camps this year and I have never done this before. My big concern is having enough water and staying hydrated since I obviously can't carry enough to last the whole time.

I'm wondering what some of you experienced hikers do for water on extended trips? Are you using purification tablets? Or some sort of filtration system?

Any advice is greatly appreciated! ]]> Northeast Hiking and Backpacking Forum Huck_It_Baby http://forums.alpinezone.com/showthread.php/122119-Water-Purification-while-hiking-and-camping http://forums.alpinezone.com/showthread.php/121643-Cambground-recommendations?goto=newpost Sun, 05 May 2013 17:22:36 GMT I'm looking for a camground(s) recommendation in NH and VT. I'm having trouble finding something that would replace a campground that I was our "go to place", Mountain Trails Campground, about 5 miles north of Rochester VT, just of Rt. 100. A few year ago they closed and ever since I've been looking for something similar, but so far, no luck.

The place was just perfect for our family. We camp out of a car, using a family tent. It was just charming in its simplicity. Just a few tent sites in the woods, surrounding a nice grassy meadow.
There were many aspects that made Mountain Trails really special, but the feature that's most difficult to find is a campground that has the tenting area separate and far away from the RVs and trailers. These heavily motorized campers often use genrators that are noisy. And with their electric hookups come other noise makers...
I also really don't care much for all the other commecial campground hoopla like game halls, pools etc.

Other parameters that are important:
Spacious campsites that have some distance from adjacent sites
Open sky or at least a good portion of it for star gazing, so of course, no big, glaring lights
Abilty to have a nice campfire, so on-site supply of good firewood (my car is too small to bring my own)
Location: ideally, close to White or Green mountains, but really anywhere nice within 3 hour's drive from Boston
Hot showers are nice but not necessary

State parks, especially in VT seem quite nice but in season (May through September), spots can be tough to get since you have to reserve way ahead of time and I'm usually operating on a much more short term planning time horizont.

So if you know of some out of the way campgrounds, please, let me know. ]]> Northeast Hiking and Backpacking Forum Bumpsis http://forums.alpinezone.com/showthread.php/121643-Cambground-recommendations