[pct-l] CDC recommendations for water treatment

[giniajim]

I've found it pretty easy to use.  Count out seven drops each of the "A" and "B" little bottles, wait a few minutes for the mixtures to chemically "mix", dump in your water bottle, and wait a few more minutes.  Its pretty simple to use in the field and doesn't have any taste that I've noticed.  My primary reason for using it is weight savings.  I don't know anything about the specifics of killing the crypto bug; probably something I should do some more research on.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: jcil000-pctchat at yahoo.com 
  To: giniajim 
  Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net 
  Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 11:14 AM
  Subject: Re: [pct-l] CDC recommendations for water treatment


  Thanks for posting to further the discussion.

  Could you give some feedback on your use of Aqua Mira? I've not used the product myself.

  Some dislike the cost and some dislike the expiration dates which add to the cost. I've heard
  complaints about the four hours to kill crypto, but I figure thats a manageable time if a hiker 
  doesn't wait until the last second before resupply of his water.




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  From: giniajim <jplynch at crosslink.net>
  To: pct-l at backcountry.net
  Sent: Thu, October 21, 2010 9:13:10 PM
  Subject: Re: [pct-l] CDC recommendations for water treatment

  I've never used it, but I noticed that its mentioned in the article that I just sent out.  I was always a do-nothing guy, everything in the back country is fine; then I filtered; and the last couple of years I've switched to Aqua Mira.  Still kicking!
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Joshua Pinedo 
    To: giniajim 
    Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net 
    Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 12:11 AM
    Subject: Re: [pct-l] CDC recommendations for water treatment


    hello,

    I'm new the the forum, but what does everyone think about polar pure?

    -JP


    On 22 October 2010 00:08, giniajim <jplynch at crosslink.net> wrote:

      Also, for what its worth, here's a link to an article from Backpacking Light, Spring 2005, that I found on the Aqua Mira web site: http://aquamira.com/BPL_2_Efficacy-of-Water.pdf


      ----- Original Message -----
      From: David Thibault
      To: pct-l at backcountry.net
      Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 11:59 PM
      Subject: Re: [pct-l] CDC recommendations for water treatment



      All you ever want to know about cypto

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptosporidium


      Basically,  filters and boiling work,  chlorine doesn't,  No mention of Aqua
      Mira which uses free Oxygen but I suspect it should work - just not sure of
      the required wait time.

      Even if I knew the wait time for Aqua Mira I doubt it would make any
      difference  -- I am just barely waiting 20 minutes or else I can wait hours
      it depends on my thirst when I hit a water source.

      There is generally no effective treatment - it eventually goes away.

      Day-Late



      > Did they say anything about Aqua Mira?  (which I don't think is the same as
      > the REI product?  (Happy to be corrected on this point)).
      >
      >
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