[pct-l] CDC recommendations for water treatment

[jcil000-pctchat at yahoo.com]

We must be speaking of two formulations for the same product??

I"m speaking of tablets in foil and its one tablet to treat one liter of water.
The tablets definitely smell of chlorine. I've not used them, but I had the 
opportunity to mix some out of expired tabs as a test run.




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From: giniajim <jplynch at crosslink.net>
To: jcil000-pctchat at yahoo.com
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
Sent: Fri, October 22, 2010 8:37:05 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] CDC recommendations for water treatment

  
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.
>
>
>
>
________________________________
 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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