[pct-l] The FINAL WORD on GIARDIA

[Reinhold Metzger]

Miles,
I have to hand it to you,....you have your menu all worked out.
What I don't understand is why somebody like you, with superior 
resistance due to eating all that dirt and Yummy chewing gum that people 
were leaving on the sidewalk for you, should not have to pack an extra 
dozen sleeping bags....your body should have developed full resistance 
to all those "Giardia Chips" & "E-coli cakes".

But just in case, to be safe, if you carry a "cork & cork screw" with 
you, you could always cork-up in the evening  and then un-cork in the 
morning and let it rip.
Then you would not have to carry the dozen extra sleeping bags.

You see.....there is a solution to every problem.

JMT Reinhold
The problem solver
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A lot has been said, recently, about water treatment and Giardia.
What I like to do, when travelling through an area which is known for 
ample amounts of pure, clean water is to bring some freeze-dried Giardia 
Chips and Giardia smoothies (powdered).
I like the Giardia Chips because they have a nice, light and cripsy 
crunch - and they melt on my tongue.
The smoothies are good too, just for variety sake, and can be easily 
flavoured.
If I'm out of Giardia, I'll pack some Campylobacter sausage or some 
candied Yersenia or E-coli cakes.
Candied Yersena is great before bed.
They're just sweet enough and they give me that warm, rumbly sensation 
in my belly.
I like Ecoli-cakes but they're harder to travel with because they tend 
to mold after a few days of damp weather.
(If I do carry these with me, I'll be sure to pack an extra dozen or so 
sleeping bags and a lot of wet-wipes.
And I also alert the medi-vac chopper in advance.
Happy trails, all! --
Miles