[at-l] Re: at-l MIOX????

[gypsy97 at bellsouth.net (gypsy97@bellsouth.net)]

There are times when you are hiking on the "dry side of a mountain" where
you will be lucky to find one water source throughout your day.  You won't
always have the luxury of collecting water through the day, so I think
ideally you can think about how you want to drink your water, purified with
iodine, chlorine, a filter, boiling, and just trust the universe that you
won't get sick or die from it.  IMHO, it isn't worth stressing about, and in
the big picture, I don't think many thru-hikers get too wound around the
axle over it.

Gypsy

> > From: "Shelly Hale" <shellydhale@earthlink.net>
> I may have understood this wrong, but I heard that even iodine can't kill
> cryptosporidium.  So, basically, after a 30-minute wait for it to kill the
> giardia, you'd be drinking the same as the filtered water anyway.
>
> One could always take along some flexible water totes that weigh next to
> nothing when empty and collect a gallon or two at a time and treat it.
> Then, through the day, you could collect water again in the flexible water
> tote and treat it on the go.  By the time you get ready to set up camp for
> the night, the purification cycle should be completed.  You would then
> refill all drinking vessels and divy out for the night's cooking chores.
A
> second water collector would then come in handy to go collect water while
> supper was cooking.  It would be ready to go by morning to cook with and
> refill drinking vessels with plenty left over for a good sized swaller
> before hitting the trail.
>
> Just a thought.  Of course, I want to get one and test this out thoroughly
> before I end up making a final decision on it.  But, I detest the taste of
> iodine so this is one possible solution for me.
>
> Shelly Hale