[pct-l] Water treatment question for the PCT community

[Krystina Webster]

I section hiked SoCal and the Sierra this year; started out with a filter
(until it clogged), then moved on to AquaMira.  AquaMira worked fine, but I
really didn't like having to wait until the two parts mixed before adding it
to the water.  After finding out that AquaMira is essentially bleach with an
addititive to reduce treatment aftertaste, I switched to bleach.  It seems
like you're drinking municipal water, but it works and it's a bit faster.
Maybe I am influenced to much by hype, but I would never drink untreated
water.  Not filtering took a bit to get used to, but the bandana did help to
filter out large particles...

Find something that makes you comfortable.

Krystina

On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 6:41 AM, ietura at viajarapie.info <
ietura at viajarapie.info> wrote:

> so you're saying you got dehydrated and eventually quit your trip (partly)
> because your filter didn't work???!!!
>
> This puzzles me. Don't be afraid of water. We're made to drink it as is and
> it's actually human induced pollution you should fear. Not trusting
> untreated water is fine but be sure it's just as arbitrary as trusting
> filtered water or relying on others' trust of whatever chemical treatment.
> Whatever straight answers you get to your question, they'll do little for
> you but addressing your trust or mistrust or the particular treatment
> method.
>
> Whatever you do, be sure to choose your water sources wisely. Treating your
> water should do you no harm but there may be a tendency (I don't mean it's
> your case) to rely too much on the treatment thing and forget about what
> really matters.
> rainskirt
>
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