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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