Water Purification Tablets

[Mortblanc]

In civilized areas I do not go as far as 2 methods. Most of the bad stuff from the third world are not present in my local woods and most of the water is flowing from spring fed sources and not turbid puddles that smell like a sewer. I had enough of that way back in the day when I dropped two tablets into a quart canteen and one more for insurance, then covered the taste with koolaid.

I used to use Clorox carried in a glass bottle when backacking. Three drops per liter and let it sit for a few minutes before consuming.

The taste and oder was not objectionable since that is what my local utility uses and you can smell the chlorine in the tap water.

Lately I have changed to the very efficient and low cost filters from Lifestraw, Frontier and Sawyer. They have performed well over the past 4-5 years. I keep one in each vehicle.

I sent a Sawyer filter to Africa with a friend who is a missionary a few months back. He reported no ill effects from the water but he was doing double insurance too, by using only bottled water and screwing the Sawyer filter to the bottle.

When he returned home he purchased one of sawyer's family sized units and sent it back to the mission station. Apparently the bottled water is suspicious in their local.