[pct-l] Aquamira / Katadyn MP1

[kentr-lists at sbcglobal.net (Kent Ryhorchuk)]

Hi everybody,

I have been a big fan of Aquamira in the past - light weight, tastes ok,
and, as much as I can tell, effective. Enter Katadyn with the new MP1
tablets. I have tried these and found that they have a very similar
taste and effect as Aquamira. I'm not put off by the dire 4hr wait
warnings some have made about these - I'm sure that Aquamira would have
the same warning if McNett had bothered to have it EPA registered as a
purifier.

The tablets are really nice to use because there is no mixing and
waiting 5 minutes like Aquamira. One tablet / quart is nice as well
because I use 1qt Gatorade bottles for carrying water. The big problem
is that they cost an arm and a leg - about 5x the cost of Aquamira by
volume of treated water.

Is anybody else out there looking into using the tablets? Has anybody
made an effort to get some of these tablets for less than the MSRP? I
can't seem to find them anywhere on the web for less than $13.95 a
package.

Later,
Kent.