[at-l] Gear approval/recommendation (waterfilter)

[icw39@ncfreedom.net (Clark Wright)]

VERY good point re toileting practices - which is a nice intro into ye
olde Dr. Bronners peppermint castile soap - gotta have some to keep
those hands clean, get that tingley feeling all over when you do your
(daily? weekly? monthly? quarterly?) wash-up; and then you can always
while away the time reading the incredible label . . . :)

Seriously, washing the hands up a bit after doin the big nasty #2
dumpster thing is a real good idea, and not often thought of by many
hikers . . .

Thru-Thinker

W F Thorneloe wrote:
> 
> Because that is something that isn't tested for approval of the filter, and
> because it probably doesn't matter. The amount of infectious particles that
> will survive the dryer environment of storage and still get into the next
> filtered water is pretty small. Plus, if you read the instructions, the
> first pint (usually) is to be discarded, further reducing particle
> contamination loads.
> 
> There is much more concern from poor toileting and other hygiene practices
> than from water filtration practices. In North America, viral transmission
> in stream water is not a significant factor. Even if you are filtering from
> a sewage pond you would need very fresh sewage to gather adequate hepatitis
> or similar critters. Sex is a much easier way to transmit these agents.
> 
> OrangeBug
> 
> At 08:50 AM 1/9/2002 -0500, Debbie_Smith@millipore.com wrote:
> >I'm surprised the filter manufacturers don't have some system to protect
> >this, or even stress it in the manual (or maybe they do, but I never saw
> >it).
> 
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