[pct-l] Water treatment: AquaMira and...?

[herbstroh at charter.net]

I don't know who the Giardia Club is, but if you go to AM's own website
they DO NOT a contend that the chemical treatment alone is effective for
giardia. They recommend use of chemicals AND their filter for a "complete"
system. 

So if one is using AM with a concern about giardia, you need a filter.

Original Message:
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From: Bill Burge bill at burge.com
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:23:25 -0700
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Water treatment:  AquaMira and...?




Yes, AM can kill crypto and giardia:  http://giardiaclub.com/aqua-mira.html

You didn't say if you were using the liquid or the tablets.  I carry  
the tablets as a backup.  They have the same capabilities but take  
longer to do their work.

As for the Steripen; I have one, but haven't gotten to use it much.   
Some of the problems that people have with it are the use of "low  
grade" 123A batteries and the fact that the device needs _some_  
electrolytes in the water to register a current flow.  The tiniest  
pinch of salt or drink mix is supposed to go along way in preventing  
the "my Steripen can't tell it's in the water".

BillB



On Jul 19, 2009, at 1:18 PM, Mike Ronstadt wrote:

>
> I've always used AM but I can't find anything definitive online  
> about it being able to treat cryptosporidium so I'm looking at  
> buying a Steripen as well (I'll still use the AM for clearing up  
> cloudy water).  Will the combination of the two be enough?  What  
> lightweight water treatments work best on the PCT?
>
> summermike
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