[pct-l] Hiker's Friend water filter

[natgold at ufl.edu (Nathan Goldfarb)]

Hi-

I'm not sure if my last post on this subject went in so here it goes:

I just made a Hiker's Friend water filter.  The latex tubing (the opaque 
yellowish flexible tubing from home depot) makes the water taste 
funny...like the water from a Platypus.  Is there any way to avoid this? 
 The only other tubing they had was pretty unflexible clear plastic 
tubing.  We're not allergic to latex, but it does taste funny.

Thanks,

Nate