Originally Posted By oracle5
Originally Posted By Heather-ak
I have a heavy duty, heavy weight, practically bomb proof (but not freeze proof :D) water filter - but I'm... OCD about water. Most normal people carry chlorine dioxide pill... I think (I don't know many "normal" people crazy )


Don't you have to wait like 4 hours on chlorine dioxide to work? I think I remember looking at a pack in a store once. I do remember thinking it was more effective than iodine.


No, 4 hours is when the water is very cold AND very dirty. Treatment time for clear water is 30 minutes. There is a table somewhere on Micropur literature that reflects this.
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