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Without knowing your qualifications and due to your failure to provide scientific evidence, or even anecdotal evidence, to back up your assessment of the filter straw (which I personally have no experience with, and no opinion of) I find myself questioning the validity of your assessment.

Touche! And Bravo Lori!

Outstanding reply.

Unfortunately you avoided maximum effect by kindly, openly and honestly informing us of your suggestions' lack of validity.

WTS; the filter straw (keeps reinventing itself, and showing up like a bad penny) has been discussed all over the Net for years. Perhaps you would serve us best if you did a bit of research prior to recommending a product. Specially within a thread started by what appears to be a newbie LD hiker.

Anyway, thx for replying with such wit and candor.

Peace,

Richard.