[pct-l] Steri-Pen

[scrookham at hotmail.com (Sean Crookham)]

Although true that one may not have to always purify water, I do highly 
encourage and reccomend it. The presence of animal feces, carrion and human 
beings makes me think better of going without filtering. I have contracted 
Giardisis several times in the past and it's not fun. Squatting in the bush 
is a miserable way to spend your hike. I use the Sweetwater Filter myself 
and had great success with it. The only problem I encounter is the need for 
frequent cleanings and clogging in silty conditions. An easy remedy to 
clogging is to tie coffee filter (or bandana) around the prefilter of your 
pump and you'll never have the problem again.

Sean aka Tick


>From: Brick Robbins <brick@fastpack.com>
>To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] Steri-Pen
>Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 09:35:12 -0700
>
>At 09:02 AM 7/30/03, Jim Keener wrote:
>>Anyone use the Steri-Pen for water purification? What is your experience 
>>with it?
>
>Have a read of this
>http://www.californiamountaineer.com/giardia.pdf
>
>and maybe realize that you don't probably don't need to purify water once 
>you leave Walker Pass.
>
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