Leigh,

I agree completely. I had an gastro-intestinal virus in April and I do not want to experience that suffering during an emergency.

I plan on buying a water filter in the next two months. I'm still doing the research to find the right one (including searching the past forum comments.) The chemical treatment (and I did buy the Micro-Pur tablets) and bottled water I keep on reserve is just the initial solution (no pun intended...). Right now I would filter the water through a coffee filter (get the larger dirt particles out of the way), then boil it, then add the Micro-Pur.

...An ounce of prevention is easier than a pound of treatment...