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| #164377 - 01/22/09 02:32 PM  Re: Do you filter or treat your drinking water?
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Yes. Always, somehow. 
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| #164378 - 01/22/09 02:37 PM  Re: Do you filter or treat your drinking water?
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   Registered:  04/04/07
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Depends on the source, but typically if I am unsure. 
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| #164427 - 01/22/09 05:42 PM  Re: Do you filter or treat your drinking water?
[Re: airballrad] |  
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Always -  either carried in from home, boil or filter. Always |  
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| #164539 - 01/22/09 11:37 PM  Re: Do you filter or treat your drinking water?
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Given the choice, chemically purified, filtered or boiled. Or all of the above. I've seen a dead beaver floating in a pond the morning after drinking water I'd taken from it. Glad I'd boiled that stuff. ICK!
 I think a lot of this is from the ultralighters. I was glancing a book on lightening your trail hiking gear and they suggested it wasn't really needed, after all the author had been hiking for years without it and had never had a problem. *shudders*
 
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| #164592 - 01/23/09 04:11 AM  Re: Do you filter or treat your drinking water?
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I always filter water when I'm out in the woods, whether I'm camping, hiking or practicing primitive skills and whether or not I'm familiar with the water source. 
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| #164622 - 01/23/09 12:19 PM  Re: Do you filter or treat your drinking water?
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|   Journeyman
 
   Registered:  12/20/06
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We have a Royal Berkey filter, and all our drink and cooking water goes through that.  I haven't had to deal with outside water lately, as we haven't gone camping in almost 5 years now (sigh).
 I would never, ever, ever, drink uncleaned water again... (At least, that's my plan.)
 
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| #164626 - 01/23/09 01:04 PM  Re: Do you filter or treat your drinking water?
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I won't say every drop I drink gets filtered, but most of it goes through one before I drink it, even at home.  When not at home, I'll confess to contribute to the amount of plastic in this world, it's easy safe and convenient.   |  
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| #165649 - 01/29/09 10:06 PM  Re: Do you filter or treat your drinking water?
[Re: Dan_McI] |  
|   Journeyman
 
   Registered:  12/03/08
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I always either filter or boil water I find in the wild. This is a habit I developed after unfortunate experiences drinking untreated water in the Colorado Rockies. Any water I use for washing, drinking, cooking, etc. gets treated. 
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| #165651 - 01/29/09 10:14 PM  Re: Do you filter or treat your drinking water?
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Yep, I agree, I filter my tap water just for palatability, and have the MSR and the Steri pen for worst case scenarios.  I also treat my stored water (which is tap water run through an RV style filter).Better safe than sorry.  You never know, why not take the extra precaution whenever possible.
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