Re: [at-l] Don't drink the water!

["Howard D. Lyons, Sr." <turtle@minot.com>]

Lime is where you get the Vit C.
Turtle

Thomas McGinnis wrote:

> You'll have the ability to treat mass quantities of water, set it aside for pathogen exposure time, Vit C it, and perhaps even chill it. I would just iodine a couple gallons at a time, at night, and go to bed knowing you have a reliable source for the entirety of the next day.
> Or drink tequila. Salt, No lime.
>
> >>> Pat Villeneuve <patv@falcon.cc.ukans.edu> 04/17/00 10:47AM >>>
> Okay, this is really a water treatment question. I'm going to spend June
> in Mexico, where tap water is not for drinking. Although bottled water
> is available for purchase, I've been thinking about bringing a filter.
> The State Department advises a filter that filters down to 1 micron PLUS
> iodine treatment. I know the State Department tends to be conservative,
> but isn't this overkill? I have a Katadyn mini ceramic that filters down
> to .2 microns. What do you think? (For the record, I'm not a fan of
> diarrhea when traveling the backroads of Mexico. Come to think of it,
> I'm not much of a fan under any circumstances. ;->)
>
> Gimme--just not THAT...
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