Hi everyone.

I just read 'results of the great water container test'. Some really great work was done there. I've just got a thought though...

If a PSK is AIMED at short term survival and water-borne bacteria takes a few days to affect the body (please correct me, I'm not too sure if this is right), are water purification tablets really neccesary for SURVIVAL. their were some good ideas about the food procuring items in a PSK in conection with short term survival. Now, if you don't include anything to help you obtain food (long term survival), doesn't it follow that water purification tablets (also long term survival???) can bee substituted for, maybe another water container?

Anything that you pick up in survival situation can surely be treated when you rescued. If you don't get rescued within a week, aren't the chances of being rescued drastically lessoned? and if you aren't rescued, your supply will quickly be used up.

I know that my thinking is going against the grain, But i am certain that i am missing a very important aspect here. In south afrca, I never carry water tablets, and i've never hada problem.

I know that i'm missing something, and its really bugging me <img src="images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />