Does Potassium Permanganate still have a place in survival kits? Other than an episode of Survivorman where Les Stroud used Potassium Permanganate and Glycerin to ignite Rhinoceros dung and the recollection of a WWII veteran who told me the corpsman used it in unspecified solution to treat fungal infections, I’ve been unable to locate any data on its use for water sterilization and as a disinfectant. It would seem that you’d be better off including MicroPur tables and a sachet of antibiotic/antifungal ointment.

Cheers,
W-W
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