Originally Posted By: unimogbert
Good article but it's only one man's style.
Yep.

Originally Posted By: unimogbert
Experience and practice with one's gear, food habits and partners is the only way to be sure.
Yep.

My numbers should be treated perhaps as a starting point, a point from which you fine tune to get your own numbers.

Originally Posted By: unimogbert
You might consider mentioning that stove fuel is necessary if one is going to boil water for safe drinking. I consider my stove and a some extra fuel as the backup for my water pump.
Good point. Your stove + some extra fuel makes a really good back up water treatment. Boiling is the most effective water treatment for bacteria, viruses, and other microbes.

HJ
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