[at-l] Water filters vs. Tablets?

[shane at theplacewithnoname.com (Shane)]

> 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.

I have often wondered what folks did before the invention of portable water
treatment...

That said, I normally carry a filter in these parts.  Otherwise I have to
chew my water, and I don't like that.

Shane