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In my continuing effort to shed pack weight, I'm going to try chemically treating my drinking water. Sometimes, as we all know, all the water you encounter is loaded sediment and other solid matter. Although the chemical treatment will hopefully make the water safe to drink, the sediment is still there. I'm looking for a few good ideas for lightweight (but not a device such as a Sawyer) but effective ways of filtering out these solid materials.
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Jambeaux
I should have said "much of the water" rather than "all of the water"
Jambeaux
I pour the water through a bandana to catch the big floaties as I fill up my 4 liter dirty Platy. Then I add 4 Micropur tablets. After 20-30 minutes, I open the spigot to a Frontier Pro filter (which has a cheap but fairly effective prefilter) to neutralize the parasites. This filter also has a carbon element that removes any chlorine taste from the pills. I'm drinking clear, tasty water 30 minutes after I put the pills in.
Better to filter first before treating — chemicals work better in cleaner water. Click here.
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