Re: [Philmont]: Water Filters/Purifiers

It's my understanding that the ceramic filters remove 99.9% of all
bacteria. From what I have read, the only advantage to a purifier is
that it will also remove viruses. If anyone knows of dangerous viruses
in U.S. water, I would like to hear from them. The new treatment
tablets sound like a good idea and we will try them this Spring and
perhaps leave the filters at home. We took the Katadyn treatment
tablets on a week-long canoe trip last summer but didn't use them
because the water sources were all cold springs and the treatment time
was too long. I would like to hear what others have experienced.

Dan Preston
Louisville, KY
On Mar 20, 2006, at 5:31 PM, Pfeifer Randy-QA4427 wrote:

> Wow. I'm surprised that your ranger would recommend or approve of
> using
> a filter-alone instead of the Philmont recommended water treatment
> scheme (then Polar Pure). A filter will remove all the big stuff but
> won't remove the small stuff. Polar Pure will kill the little stuff but
> won't kill all the big stuff (e.g., Crypto). A purifier or a
> combination of filter and iodine (or other) will kill/remove it all.
> You either got lucky or know what's in the water at Philmont (and it's
> nature). I've never felt knowledgeable enough to bet my life on one or
> the other. We've always used both a filter and Polar Pure to be sure.
>
>
> Randy Pfeifer

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