[pct-l] CDC recommendations for water treatment

[giniajim]

I've never used it, but I noticed that its mentioned in the article that I just sent out.  I was always a do-nothing guy, everything in the back country is fine; then I filtered; and the last couple of years I've switched to Aqua Mira.  Still kicking!
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Joshua Pinedo 
  To: giniajim 
  Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net 
  Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 12:11 AM
  Subject: Re: [pct-l] CDC recommendations for water treatment


  hello,

  I'm new the the forum, but what does everyone think about polar pure?

  -JP


  On 22 October 2010 00:08, giniajim <jplynch at crosslink.net> wrote:

    Also, for what its worth, here's a link to an article from Backpacking Light, Spring 2005, that I found on the Aqua Mira web site: http://aquamira.com/BPL_2_Efficacy-of-Water.pdf


     ----- Original Message -----
     From: David Thibault
     To: pct-l at backcountry.net
     Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 11:59 PM
     Subject: Re: [pct-l] CDC recommendations for water treatment



     All you ever want to know about cypto

     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptosporidium


     Basically,  filters and boiling work,  chlorine doesn't,  No mention of Aqua
     Mira which uses free Oxygen but I suspect it should work - just not sure of
     the required wait time.

     Even if I knew the wait time for Aqua Mira I doubt it would make any
     difference  -- I am just barely waiting 20 minutes or else I can wait hours
     it depends on my thirst when I hit a water source.

     There is generally no effective treatment - it eventually goes away.

     Day-Late



     > Did they say anything about Aqua Mira?  (which I don't think is the same as
     > the REI product?  (Happy to be corrected on this point)).
     >
     >
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