From: Johnlebl@aol.com
Date: Wed Dec 18 2002 - 16:27:07 CST
In a message dated 12/18/2002 3:16:31 PM Central Standard Time,
g.dboyd@verizon.net writes:
> One minor contention - remember water at altitude boils at lower temps.
> Here's a chart - http://www.fetco.com/boilingpoint.htm - as a reminder that
> you do need to give water in the mountains a couple of extra minutes.
>
> Gary Boyd
>
Gary et al,
Let me say that the reason I wrote about the water "coming to a
boil.....almost" and "boiling just to make sure" like it did is to remind you
that the youth are in charge. Let them make the decisions. With proper
training and guidance they will make the right ones.
Yes, water does boil at lower temps at altitude. And your stove is less
efficient too so it takes a little longer than most of us are used to, so be
prepared for that.
Also most bacteria is killed almost instantly upon contact with boiling
water, but for the sake of making sure, allow some contact time. Dipping a
bowl into boiling water quickly might not get the surface of that bowl where
the bacteria is lodged to the kill temperature.
Dunk 'em and let it set a minute or so.
A convenient trhing I do is I use a Lexan spoon. I tie a loop of nylon cord
to a hile in that spoon handle. I drill a hole in the edge of my bowl and
the cup has a wire loop handle. I thread the string through the hole in the
bowl and then through the cup handle. I dunk the whole thing into the pot of
boiling water using the 18 inch string loop as a cool handle and then pull it
out.
When finished eating, I clean and sterilize it AFTER the meal too. This is
double the trouble, but also double the fun and twice as effective at killing
cooties.
I've never had it fail in 43+ years of doing it this way. It's just the way
I hold court.
When I say I use PolarPure, I am not condemning those who pump in any way,
shape or fashion.
I will say this. Pumping leaves more opportunities to get untreated water.
More vigilance must be used. Take that for what it's worth, but sometimes
youth cuts corners. It's all part of being young. Just be aware they do.
John LeBlanc
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