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#162055 - 02/12/12 09:51 PM Re: Finding a water source and filtering [Re: billstephenson]
phat Moderator Registered: 06/24/07 Posts: 4107 Loc: Alberta, Canada	The steripen is UV light, so it won't leave anything else in your water. So if you are truly concerned, go for that option. Me, I'm certain my tap water has far more chlorine in it than I will ever pick up backpacking - and note that the illinois study you reference is, while concerned with tap water, actually really concerned with public pools and/or hot tubs. Public pools put in buttloads of chlorine - just see what happens when babies get taken into it.. it's also basically muriatic acid and bleach. - not the same as the Cl02 we use in backpacking land. So me, I'm actually pretty happy with CL02 - foolproof. nothing to break, and it just works. _________________________ Any fool can be uncomfortable... My 3 season gear list Winter list. Browse my pictures
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Finding a water source and filtering	Jackamo	02/02/12 12:50 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	MattMan	02/02/12 01:17 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	billstephenson	02/02/12 01:18 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	Glenn	02/02/12 01:54 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	topshot	02/03/12 08:44 AM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	Glenn	02/03/12 09:04 AM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	wandering_daisy	02/05/12 10:10 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	billstephenson	02/06/12 01:21 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	aimless	02/06/12 02:00 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	Pika	02/06/12 02:46 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	billstephenson	02/06/12 03:02 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	phat	02/11/12 01:51 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	BrianLe	02/12/12 11:11 AM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	billstephenson	02/12/12 01:01 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	phat	02/12/12 01:58 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	billstephenson	02/12/12 08:04 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	phat	02/12/12 09:51 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	Barefoot Friar	02/12/12 10:11 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	phat	02/12/12 10:42 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	billstephenson	02/13/12 03:04 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	phat	02/11/12 01:46 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	OregonMouse	02/02/12 06:33 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	Glenn	02/02/12 08:09 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	tramp	02/02/12 10:06 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	oldranger	02/02/12 11:59 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	Jimshaw	02/03/12 10:38 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	tramp	02/04/12 12:01 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	billstephenson	02/04/12 02:39 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	Jackamo	02/05/12 12:51 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	tramp	02/05/12 09:49 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	Steadman	02/06/12 12:49 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	skcreidc	02/06/12 02:31 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	Jackamo	02/06/12 08:22 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	Jimshaw	02/02/12 11:54 PM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	Blue_Ridge_Ninja	02/03/12 09:39 AM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	lori	02/03/12 10:30 AM
Re: Finding a water source and filtering	oldranger	02/03/12 10:41 AM

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