[pct-l] water treatment, aqua mira and straws

[Tortoise73 at charter.net (Tortoise)]

for all of us who live in earthquake country and/or tsunami danger 
zones, hurricane zones, etc.  this could be an useful item to have in 
one's emergency kit to provide drinking water. could even be handy in 
one's day pack in case one got lost without adequate water.

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Tortoise

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Vic Hanson wrote:
> A number of years ago I heard about a straw filter that the Marines used in Iran for drinking water. I just found this straw filter on the backcountrygear website (fast becoming one of my favorite places!) Has anyone used it? Is it the same as the Marines use? It is sold by McNett, same company that sells Aquamira. It might be a good backup for yukky water sources that need some kind of a filter (used with  prefiltered watered to get the big stuff out). By the way, do coffee filters work for that or not? Other fine mesh or cloth?
>    
>   Merry Christmas
>    
>   Vic
>    
>       Aqua mira
>   http://www.backcountrygear.com/catalog/appareldetail.cfm/MTB510
>   $11.50 on sale, reg. $13.50, 1 oz, 30 gallons
>    
>   Straw filter, $6.95, .25oz??, 20 gallons
>   http://www.backcountrygear.com/catalog/accessdetail.cfm/MCN1200
> 
> FEATURES
>     
>    Emergency water filter for hiking and camping   
>    Perfect for foreign travel emergencies   
>    Ideal second filter for "back up" on backpacking trips   
>    Removes Giardia, Cryptosporidium and bacteria such as E. Coli   
>    Removes other pathogens and contaminants down to 2 microns   
>    Ultra light & compact   
>    Filters up to 20 gallons of water 
> 
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