Paddling trips: Pur/Katadyn pump filter for drinking water, boiling when meal calls for boiling water, and occasionally untreated.
(Hiking: AquaMira (chlorine dioxide) or untreated.)
(Hiking: AquaMira (chlorine dioxide) or untreated.)
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Poll: What is Your Current Preferred Method of Water Filtration/Purification?
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Depends on the trip and mode of transport.
My most frequent trip is actually an overnight backpacking trip to a specific spot here in MD. I know the water, and I drink straight from the source.
On backpacking trips, I prefer Polar Pure iodine prills. Stupid-simple to use, and I personally don't notice the taste after about the 3rd quart... some people never don't. If you put something acidic in it, like lemonade mix, that sort of neutralizes it. I used to use Aqua Mira, which is a couple ounces lighter, but got tired of fiddling with 2 chemicals.
On canoe trips, I have come to love a Platypus GravityWorks system. I have the 2L bag, and it's perfect for my solo trips. With others, the 4L would probably work better.
My most frequent trip is actually an overnight backpacking trip to a specific spot here in MD. I know the water, and I drink straight from the source.
On backpacking trips, I prefer Polar Pure iodine prills. Stupid-simple to use, and I personally don't notice the taste after about the 3rd quart... some people never don't. If you put something acidic in it, like lemonade mix, that sort of neutralizes it. I used to use Aqua Mira, which is a couple ounces lighter, but got tired of fiddling with 2 chemicals.
On canoe trips, I have come to love a Platypus GravityWorks system. I have the 2L bag, and it's perfect for my solo trips. With others, the 4L would probably work better.
I have an MSR Gravity Feed but use Sawyer Filters that work great as long as your pre-moisten them.
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