[pct-l] Aqua Mira

[yogihikes at sbcglobal.net (yogi)]

yep, I've always noticed the smell and tast of aquamira water.
 
Give me a Katadyn Hiker Filter any day!!!
 
yogi
www.pcthandbook.com


Brett <blisterfree@isp01.net> wrote:
Can anyone who's used the water treatment Aqua Mira during 
an extended hike comment on whether or not it is normal to 
detect an odor and taste when treating water at the standard 
7 drop dosage?

I just did a try-out here in the kitchen, using filtered tap 
water, and following the A.M. directions to the letter. 
Normally my filtered tap has no discernable flavor or odor. 
However the Aqua Mira-treated filtered tap, even given 
several hours from the time of treatment, still has a very 
noticeable smell of chlorine. It's rather like the pungency 
of walking into the pool area at the local YMCA. And the 
taste, although not of chlorine per se, has a certain edge 
to it. And of course, taste and smell are closely linked, so 
perhaps the odor is having an influence on my overall 
enjoyment of the treated beverage.

I recognize that the product claims to contain no "free 
chlorine." Might it be possible, however, that the chlorine 
dioxide is not breaking down properly in this particular 
test, perhaps as a result of the water already being largely 
free of "stuff" to oxidize (or whatever the heck actually 
happens)? Or is the odor I'm detecting an unheralded reality 
of using the product?

Granted, as a long-distance hiker, for better or worse my 
sense of smell "goes to 11." But then, who needs the 
so-stated health benefits of Aqua Mira (over iodine) more 
than someone who has to treat a lot of water over a long 
period of time?

- blisterfree


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