I use a Steripen and coffee filters for getting water. I'm satisfied that the water is safe to drink but here in Missouri it often doesn't taste very good. Not a chemical taste (since I'm using UV and not chlorine) but rather a taste from the dissolved minerals in the water. We have a lot of limestone around here and I think that's the problem. Often the water has a slightly bluish tinge (like the water in Havasu Falls in Arizona for those who have been there).

It's probably not killing me but it's not fun to drink either. I don't think a filter would help this, would it? I don't know much about filter technology. It may be that activated charcoal would remove the bad taste. At the moment I'm just compensating by carrying lots and lots of water so I seldom have to use the water in the creeks I come across except for washing. Tastes better, weighs a lot. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Any ideas?