[pct-l] water treatment

[Kurt Herzog]

I have been using liquid iodine for water 
treatment for years and years and never had a 
problem until my JMT thru-hike of 28 days.  By the 
start of the 4th week every burp tasted of iodine 
and I could never get the taste out of my mouth.

I still use iodine for trips up to 2 weeks, but 
over that I would carry a pump filter (plus iodine 
for backup if the pump fails).

The secret to using iodine is to sprinkle a tiny 
bit of ascorbic acid powder (vitamin C) into the 
water after the treatment period.  This amazing 
stuff takes all the iodine color tinge AND the 
taste out of the water.

Kurt P. Herzog
Grants Pass, Oregon