[pct-l] Steri pen water purification

[Josh]

Chase,
Great points!  I hadn't even considered the temperature factor.

I do want to point out one thing: I have followed this thread from the
beginning, but other threads I kinda wait until they develop a little bit
before reading them...you erased the end of this thread, I'm assuming to
save space or something...but that means that anyone coming along in the
future will have to find the original post & read from there instead of just
finding the most recent one & being able to read the convo from beginning.
OR...in the case of the Electrolyte thread, there are a LOT of good
suggestions and having a summary of all of them in the most recent post
would be quite useful...but if all the most recent post contains is the 2
most recent paragraphs, future users/readers will be at a loss.  OR, in the
case of the ongoing humor threads where in order to understand what is
presently being conveyed, one must refer back to the previous comical
statements & their rebuttals, removing all of that would make the thread
useless to all but those who have followed it from the beginning.

Maybe I'm missing something, but if it's just for the sake of saving space,
would you please not truncate the messages in the future?  Please?

Thanks,
Josh

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Charles W. Davidson
Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 6:06 AM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Steri pen water purification

    One thing that was not mentioned in the battery discussion is the great
advantage of a Lithium battery in cold weather and it weighs half as much.
Where an alkaline becomes weaker and life grows shorter the colder it gets.
Lithiums are pretty much un affected by the cold. This makes all the
difference in the winter.  Just speculating but I expect at 0* F one lithium
is easily worth seven alkaline as many advertisements suggest. The very
first Lithium batteries where double voltage and required a dummy battery
for a two battery setup. 20 years ago REI sold a Moon light that used one
Lithium 3v C sized cell. I am glad they make them more compatible now. Some
devices state do not use Lithium or will cause overheating. I have one gps
that the screen will go crazy if you use Lithium. An old camera I have said
no Lithium but it always worked just fine with them.
       Come on April 8. I am ready to get started and put my batteries to
use. I can hardly wait to see my first desert. mmm chocolate.

chase

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<snip>
notice  how I cut away the rest of the RE: steri pen message that you have
already seen 

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