On a recent trip I used some Katadyn purification tablets which my daughter had given me. A strange thing which I had not noticed when using Aqua Mira was that the tablets seemed to clarify the water. The area had heavy tannin stain and looked like weak tea. After a while the tannin stain seemed to go away and the water was viably clearer. I just thought that it was interesting. The water probably was not any purer but it looked better.

I was a little hesitant to use the tablets because they state 4 hour contact time but by planning ahead I managed to get water enough most of the time. I just added the tablets in the evening and used that water the next day. Unfortunately in some areas this did not work due to the distance between water sources so I still ended up using the Aqua Mira a couple of times.