Thanks for the suggestions. I might dump the iodine tabs someday but I feel that i've invested enough time and money to build my kit, for the time being. I know little about MP but my cousin, who is gone in India for 6 months and does not want to buy bottled water for environmental reasons, relies exclusively on a water purifying chemical called Pristine. I might upgrade to that one day after some research.

Thanks for the condom idea. I'm still debating if I will bring a metal cup or something similar, or just rely on the transportation aspect which a condom would be perfect for.

Thanks for your ideas! By the way, the Zip-Loc freezer bags are surprisingly strong, they need to be mistreated a lot for them to develop a leak. If they get a leak, you can fix it with the duck tape... <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />