Originally Posted By OregonMouse
I don't have time tonight, but I guess it's time for another of my annual rants about the dangers of using iodine!


I was thinking the same thing (uh oh, OM's gonna school em smile )

Originally Posted By ndsol
Originally Posted By wgiles
I think that cross contamination and personal hygiene are far more important to the backcountry traveler then absolute purity.


That should be the take-away on all threads about water purification.


Yep. When you look into it viruses in water here are not a huge problem, and even less of one when you get into a pretty much pristine wilderness area. If you have a good source those little water bugs are good for you. They help build and maintain your immune system, and iodine and chlorine do just the opposite of that. I'd rather boil water than use those.

"What is a good source?" is a different subject, but it's certainly worth learning about if you don't know.
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