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  1. Yup, Sawyer Squeeze or Sawyer Mini, but note that...

    Yup, Sawyer Squeeze or Sawyer Mini, but note that those are filters, not purifiers.

    We seldom filter in the high country in the WA Cascades and Olympics
  2. Iodine taste can be neutralized with vitamin C,...

    Iodine taste can be neutralized with vitamin C, to be added after the iodine has sufficient time to kill bugs. Works quite well, i.e., tastes like untreated water. The two-part neutralizing pills...
  3. Don't be so serious, dood

    Don't be so serious, dood
  4. No, not really. Having dysentery is not fun. ...

    No, not really. Having dysentery is not fun.

    I overestimated the intelligence of the TGR maggunity, so I'll explain: I contracted the amoeba in 1976 from a Kentucky from a roadside artesian...
  5. FWIW, I've been infected with amoeba and giardia....

    FWIW, I've been infected with amoeba and giardia. I contracted the former in 1976 from a contaminated artesian well in Kentucky on the Bikecentennial route. Several other bicyclists also got...
  6. My Steripen occupies a space in our gear...

    My Steripen occupies a space in our gear cupboard. It pooped out midway on a trip a few years ago. It doesn't work in silty water, common in the Cascades and Olympics, which is why we don't see...
  7. I don't filter or treat water off trail up high. ...

    I don't filter or treat water off trail up high. For more populated places, the Sawyer Squeeze Filter is the fastest lightest we've found. Inexpensive and easy to backflush. Only negative is that...
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