Aqua Mira doesn't kill giardia?

[Lone Wolf]

My method is best. No treating or filtering. You're a sissy if you do.

[Footslogger]

Alright, enough of this agreement garbage. We, as WB members have a certain reputation to maintain. My method is the bomb and you're a punk sissy fool if you don't agree.

Unless The Empress BadAss Turtle agrees with you, in which case I'm the punk sissy fool.

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You're living dangerously son ...

'Slogger

[Two Speed]

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You're living dangerously son ...

'Slogger

The similarities between Austin Powers and myself are striking. We both have bad teeth, we're British and our middle name is Danger!

[Footslogger]

The similarities between Austin Powers and myself are striking. We both have bad teeth, we're British and our middle name is Danger!

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Yeah BABY ...

'Slogger

[Two Speed]

Looks like our work here is done. Round up Hammerhead, 1/2Pint, JJ and Lacbe and report to the holodeck at your earliest convenience.

[Footslogger]

Looks like our work here is done. Round up Hammerhead, 1/2Pint, JJ and Lacbe and report to the holodeck at your earliest convenience.

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I thought we were on authorized LOA ?? Wassup ??

'Slogger

[Two Speed]

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I thought we were on authorized LOA ?? Wassup ??

'Slogger

Uh, I can't count?

[Fiddleback]

The tablets look interesting... but read the fine print. Whereas iodine and (liquid) Aqua-Mira become effective after 1/2 hour, the wait time for the tablets (IIRC) was 4 hours!!!

I didn't go back and check but as I remember the 4-hour wait was specific to crypto. None the less, both the tablets and the liquid AquaMira are great advancements, IMO.

What I'm doing now is carrying a Bota water filter bottle and the chlorine dioxide. The Bota is great for immediate drinks along the trail, the chemical good for doing larger quantities of water when there's some time...like in the evening in camp.

FB

[rafe]

What I'm doing now is carrying a Bota water filter bottle and the chlorine dioxide. The Bota is great for immediate drinks along the trail, the chemical good for doing larger quantities of water when there's some time...like in the evening in camp.

I've been thinking along those lines. To me, the main problem with the chemical treatments is that you can't "camel up" at water sources. The Bota (or an equivalent) would get around that.

[Footslogger]

[quote=Fiddleback;292303]I didn't go back and check but as I remember the 4-hour wait was specific to crypto. None the less, both the tablets and the liquid AquaMira are great advancements, IMO.

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Exactly why I now carry a combination of the two. I use AquaMira (or Klearwater) during the day and the tablets over night. I typically gather water in a 4 liter platy at night time. I pour off what I need for dinner and let the boiling handle those bugs. Then I add the tablets to the remaining water in the platy and let it set all night. It not only makes the water safe but cleans out the platy.

'Slogger

[woodsy]

http://www.wemjournal.org/wmsonline/...e=04&page=0235

From journal of wilderness medical society, more food for thought and personal-group hygine.

[Fiddleback]

[quote=Footslogger;292361Exactly why I now carry a combination of the two. I use AquaMira (or Klearwater) during the day and the tablets over night. I typically gather water in a 4 liter platy at night time. I pour off what I need for dinner and let the boiling handle those bugs. Then I add the tablets to the remaining water in the platy and let it set all night. It not only makes the water safe but cleans out the platy.

'Slogger[/quote]

I virtually always carry an alcohol soda can stove. My water seldom reaches boiling and never stays at that point long enough to be effective treatment. But I like the idea of using both the liquid and tablet treatments!

I should have added in my post that my method (Bota filter bottle during the day on the trail, and AquaMira or tablets at night in camp) works very well because all my trips here in this area have featured lots of creeks, rivers and lakes. Hikes with widely separated water sources and/or harsh heat would require carrying more water and diminish the convenience of the Bota. Otherwise, it's really great to stop, refill the Bota as desired, and drink confidently and copiously with no waiting.

FB

[highway]

It doesnt much matter what one does-whether use it all or nothing-

E.Coli Happens!

[khaynie]

I was in the Atlanta, GA (Perimeter Mall) REI a couple of weeks ago when I realized they were no longer (at least in this location) carrying Aqua Mira. When I asked a sales rep why not, he replied that they were trying to limit "over the counter" purchases since it can be used in Crystal Meth production. However, he told me that I could purchase AM online.

Now I haven't done my homework to see if his claim holds any validity, but if it's true, then perhaps AM isn't quite as useless as many of the previous posters have stated

Footnote: My wife and I used AM on our entire thru hike and never got any waterborn illnesses...and we drank out of some very "suspect" water sources.

[khaynie]

After going to rei.com, I couldn't find Aqua Mira for sell there either. Hmmmm...

[Two Speed]

Last time I was in the Atlanta store I was informed that REI was no longer carrying Aqua Mira; the clerk told me that "all Aqua Mira does is improve the taste of water." At least he had heard of Mountain Crossings, so he wasn't totally uninformed about the hiking world.

[rafe]

Last time I was in the Atlanta store I was informed that REI was no longer carrying Aqua Mira; the clerk told me that "all Aqua Mira does is improve the taste of water." At least he had heard of Mountain Crossings, so he wasn't totally uninformed about the hiking world.

Last time I checked -- about three weeks ago, my local REI was carrying the tablets but not the liquid form of AM.

There's a fella on AT-L who swears by Clorox bleach for water treatment. "Just a couple of drops" per quart. Anyone else use that strategy?

[Footslogger]

There's a fella on AT-L who swears by Clorox bleach for water treatment. "Just a couple of drops" per quart. Anyone else use that strategy?

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I heard it's kinda rough on the suntan ...

'Slogger

[shades of blue]

http://www.wemjournal.org/wmsonline/...e=04&page=0235

From journal of wilderness medical society, more food for thought and personal-group hygine.

Folks...this is a really cool link, read it!

[SteveJ]

Last time I checked -- about three weeks ago, my local REI was carrying the tablets but not the liquid form of AM.

There's a fella on AT-L who swears by Clorox bleach for water treatment. "Just a couple of drops" per quart. Anyone else use that strategy?

Hi, Terrapin - see post 53 on this thread:

http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/show...t=19174&page=2

I've carried bleach in an eye-dropper bottle as a back-up purification system. My buddy with the CDC has stated something like, "....if we could get wide distribution of bleach in 3rd world countries and train them how to use it, we could virtually eliminate water-borne intestinal illnesses...." Personally I wouldn't rely on as sole source for a LD hike, tho......