Re: [at-l] Hellooooo!

The iodine only kills the viral load that gets past the filter. The chief 
diarrhea causes are Giardia and coliform bacteria. Those are caught by the 
filter portion (which is identical to the Hiker). The Voyageur shines where 
you are exposed to especially foul water and risk for hepatitis virus 
exposure. In North America, you are more likely to get such exposure after 
a hard week's of walking and a night of partying ('nuff said). There is 
little to no penalty in weight to use the Voyageur versus a Hiker refill, 
but you will save some $$ to use one night at a hut in the Whites.

We even have ideas that much of the diarrhea risk has less to do with dirty 
water than with poor hygiene. Add a hand washing agent to your list, as 
well as the TP!

OrangeBug

At 11:49 AM 12/5/2000 -0600, Billie H. Cleek wrote:
>Is it probably overkill? Yes, but then so is diarrhea when you're in the
>woods. I'm willing to tote the weight on this one.

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