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

[Bill Burge]

Actually, SureFire are NOT a "low grade" 123.  SureFire makes  
flashlights that rely heavily on the quality of a cell.

http://www.steripen.com/batterytesting.html

BillB



On Jul 20, 2009, at 9:32 AM, Thomas Jamrog wrote:

> For another opinion on the Steripen--> I don't know what you guys  
> are doing , but I used my Steripen Adventurer on an AT thru hike  
> ( 2007) daily for 5.5 months, and since then on all kinds of trips,  
> and at my camp, where we draw water out of the pond and it is  
> flawless.  Batteries lasted about 3 weeks on the AT, and I buy a  
> small case of the low grade  ( 12 Surefire CR123's ) for $20 bucks  
> from LL Bean.  The unit rocks.  I was supplying my travelmates with  
> quick water numerous times when they didn't want to deal with the  
> inconvenience of AM.
> Uncle Tom
>
> On Jul 20, 2009, at 12:23 PM, Bill Burge wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> 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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