[pct-l] Water treatment

[Reinhold Metzger]

Hey Ernie,
Thanks for the tip.....so that is the problem....that explains my 
strange behavior....it explains everything.
But what about Switchback?.....What is his problem?....What is causing 
his strange behavior?

BTW....I did clean the film capsule.
I like to carry my Crystal Light in the film capsule because it is 
light, waterproof and hole proof.
Crystal light makes a mess if it spills.
Thanks a lot for the tip about the residue.....I forgot to mention it.

JMT R5einhold
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On 10/23/2010 1:01 PM, Ernie Castillo wrote:
> Reinhold:
> I appreciate your advice and just want to add one comment to a snippet 
> from your thread.
>
>
> > And if I want a more refreshing taste, I add a dash of Crystal Light
> > which I carry in a film spool container,
>
> I used to carry medicine in film cannisters until somebody cautioned 
> me during a 100-mile bike ride. His advice: the leader from the film 
> rubs against the inside of the film cannister and can leave chemical 
> residue.
>
> I am sure you do your best to clean your containers but I just wanted 
> to point this out to the audience.
>
> Of course, few people buy photographic film nowadays.
>
> I have switched to Zip-Lock bags that fit even better in my bicycle 
> jersey pockets.
>
>
>
> *Ernie Castillo*
> Original member of the Revolving Ramen, PCT Class of 1980
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>
>  Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 00:04:36 -0700
>  From: reinholdmetzger at cox.net
>  To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>  Subject: [pct-l] Water treatment
>
>  So that is why REI stopped selling iodine crystals....I often 
> wondered why?
>
>  Different folks, different strokes....the same holds true for water
>  purification.
>  As with bears and snakes some folks are overly concerned about the water
>  in the wilderness, others are
>  overly naive.
>  I know some hikers who never purify and drink straight from the river
>  with a cup.
>  There are others, however, who do get sick.
>  Even Scott Williamson, the undisputed king of the PCT with 13
>  "Thru-hikes", has gotten sick more then once.
>  Giardia is out there, there is no question....the question is....WHERE?
>  A water source may be safe today and tomorrow cattle, horses or other
>  animals may contaminate the stream upstream and it all flows downstream.
>  Also, because some folks can drink the water straight from the river, it
>  does not mean all folks can.
>  Some folks may have greater tolerance ore immunity to giardia.
>
>  Back in the old days we used to boil the water....then about 30 years
>  ago a chemist in our Boy Scout Troop supplied all the adult high
>  adventure leaders with a bottle of crystal iodine in solution.
>  Now days, on my solo hikes, I carry a small 1.5 ounce bottle of iodine
>  crystals in solution.
>  These 1.5 ounces give me peace of mind and eliminate all the guessing
>  and wondering.
>  I don't like filters....to heavy, time consuming, can plug, can crack,
>  etc.,etc.
>  Takes me 5 minutes to fill and treat my 2 liters and I'm on the
>  way...and there is not much to go wrong.
> The trace of iodine flavor does not bother me anymore....I've been
>  drinking it to long.
>  And if I want a more refreshing taste, I add a dash of Crystal Light
>  which I carry in a film spool container,
>  which is usually sufficient for a one week trek.
>  WORD OF CAUTION.....wait 20 minutes or so, to give the iodine time to do
>  its job, before adding the
>  Crystal Light.
>  And yes, the iodine crystal solution should be in a glass
>  bottle....plastic will absorb iodine.
>
>  The good news....in 30 years of hiking with the scouts in S. California,
>  the Sierra and the Grand Canyon,
>  nobody ever got sick drinking iodine treated water.
>  Not a bad record....the iodine must be working reasonably well.
>  JMT Reinhold
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>  Ryan Brooks wrote:
>  http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/fed_regs/rules/2007/fr0702.htm