Good drinking water at Mt Dare ?
Submitted: Thursday, Mar 16, 2017 at 16:01
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Member - Christine and Lindsay
Haven't been up that way for 11 years. Ended up at Mt Dare but can't remember. Can we fill our water containers for the
Simpson Desert and is it good
drinking water.
Reply By: 9900Eagle - Thursday, Mar 16, 2017 at 20:28
Thursday, Mar 16, 2017 at 20:28
It is a very personal decision on what water you use. My loverly wife reckons I could drink water out of a cattle trough and I have ( then again I knew many of the cattle personally). She on the other hand suffers badly from some of the different water sources.
Bore water and the locals will have no problems, BUT! There is no guarantee you won't have an adverse reaction or be fine.
One way of doing it is to buy enough
drinking water in 10l containers and then use
bore water for everything else. You can boil
bore water but you can't get rid of the chemicals that may upset some.
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Reply By: Bob Y. - Qld - Thursday, Mar 16, 2017 at 22:58
Thursday, Mar 16, 2017 at 22:58
I topped our main tank up there the day we left, to cross the Madigan, last June. Might have tasted it but don't remember.
We had a 20L jerrycan of
drinking water as
well, plus other containers of the same, so didn't have to risk drinking it.
Imodium is handy to carry if your guts are a bit fragile.
Bob
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Follow Up By: Member - Christine and Lindsay - Friday, Mar 17, 2017 at 18:47
Friday, Mar 17, 2017 at 18:47
Normal guts, just cautious.
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Follow Up By: Gramps - Friday, Mar 17, 2017 at 18:51
Friday, Mar 17, 2017 at 18:51
Imodium ........... Don't leave
home without it :)
Regards
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Reply By: Member - Trouper (NSW) - Friday, Mar 17, 2017 at 11:12
Friday, Mar 17, 2017 at 11:12
Mt Dare has taps all around the
camp ground. If the water was crook they would usually have signs saying 'not for drinking' or '
Bore water'. but no signs exist there, I and my family have drunk from there many times ....no issues. But if your wife has a shonky gut take precautions. Ring Mt Dare they are very friendly people....Cheers
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