I read somewhere that MP-1 tablets needed to be kept in the foil packaging. I made a small compromise between quality and quantity. I hear that Potable Aqua is pretty effective and I was able to put 23 in there. Is there a huge difference in quality? Is the foil thing a correct representation of MP-1?
Yes, MP-1 needs to be kept in their foil packaging, but doesn't potable aqua start to go bad as soon as you open the container? (ie transferring them into another container). Someone can probably clarify.
The reason people like MP-1 tabs is because they'll kill stuff the others won't. Potable Aqua won't nail viruses or cysts, like cryptosporidium, but MP-1 will. The way I look at it, there's no point in killing 90% of the bad things in the water, then getting sick anyway because of the things you couldn't kill.
I use MP-1 as primary water treatment in my PSK, but I also have AquaTabs as backup (they take up less room, but again don't kill as much as the MP-1 will)
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