Water Purifier

[T-Rx]

Use a sawyer squeeze with aqua Mira backup. Sawyer is quick, easy to use and easy to clean.

[Bucho]

i used Aqua-Mira on my thru-hike in 06 but i got sick on some really funky water at Black Swatara Spring in PA

Was the water cloudy or cold? In which case did you use 15 drops and wait 30mins?

[shelb]

I have a MSR Mini-Works and do not recommend it. I have had problems with it on two separate section hikes, and thankfully I had a back-up. I am thinking of switching to either the Katadin or Sawyer squeeze.

[Old Hiker]

MSR Sweetwater microfilter with siltstopper + chlorine tabs with neutralizer. I'm extremely paranoid about the water.

[cabbagehead]

According to the government, bleach isn't great against large eukaryotic pathogens. I recommend a small hollow fiber matrix filter with large pores to filter out large pathogens. Then kill the small stuff with a small amount of bleach. The small stuff must not have as tough a shell to protect them. This method could reduce bleach, reduce waiting time, and/or reduce the time it takes to use a steripen.

http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/drin...treatment.html

[Nytro]

Aqua Mira, it cant get much lighter than that!

[Another Kevin]

http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/show...t-Gear-Fallacy

This.

Also, http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/show...15#post1455615