[at-l] Water filters vs. Tablets?

[thornel at attglobal.net (W F Thorneloe)]

Dave wrote: "It's pretty expensive, and for "Full" killing of all bad 
things it takes like 4 hours. But they say you should be pretty safe only 
waiting 15 minutes. "

And you are pretty safe keeping your money in your wallet and drinking the 
water. There is no demonstration that any water treatment if effective in 
preventing GI problems while hiking - or developing after a hike. There is 
no demonstration that hygiene is or is not the more important preventative 
procedure. There is a lot of money to be made in marketing water treatment 
products.

Yep, I'm cynical about water treatment products and marketing. I'm not 
convinced that one needs to worry about crossing the lines (sounds like 
Ghostbusters to me) or timing treatment of cold water for hours. I think 
that hikers do not need or benefit from the burden of either the worry, 
weight or expense.

OrangeBug


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