From: smith.13@nd.edu
Date: Tue Aug 06 2002 - 06:56:47 CDT
At 8/5/2002 05:27 PM -0400, you wrote:
> From the "FWIW" Category: We always add one capful of Polar Pure to our
> "to be boiled" water, just to be absolutely sure. Note that this is far
> less than what is required (i.e., 2 oz per gallon), but bringing the
> water to a boil massively multiplies the purification power of the iodine
> (remember, iodine oxidation is a chemical process, and every 10 degree C
> rise in temperature doubles the rate of reaction). This eliminates any
> concern about how long to boil, or whether the increased elevation means
> the water is boiling at "too low" a temperature. [You might end up with
> some blue mashed potatoes! - but that's harmless, albeit rather odd
> looking....]
I was only there once, in 1999. We were told that you had to let the
treated water stand for one hour before it was ready to drink. Did they
change that? If that is still in effect, I do not see how adding Polar
Pure did anything. I just received two bottles of Polar Pure in the mail
from Campmor yesterday to be used for a more local troop trip. I will go
back and read the directions. I was hoping to avoid that step. :)
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