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Re: Purifying Water
I was wondering where I could find this faq about water filters. Thanks
for the help
james
> >
> Keep in mind this is free advice, and worth every penny :-)
>
> I prefer crystalline iodine. If nothing else, it's lighter than a filter.
> There's an entire panel in the rec.backcountry faq devoted to
> filters and water purification.
>
> Tablets (Portable Aqua comes to mind, but there are others) begin
> to lose effectiveness as soon as the bottle is opened. Check the
> label, the notice is in VERY fine print.
>
> The precautions about iodine are overdone, IMHO. Iodine is a
> constituent of virtually all table salt sold in the US. While iodine
> is potentially harmful if taken in large quantities over a long period
> of time, you'll get neither on a through hike.
>
> jim
>
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