[pct-l] CDC recommendations for water treatment

[Joshua Pinedo]

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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