>>1280408>>1276044Honestly the whole 'dangerous bacteria in water' thing is way overblown. Both me and my father have been hiking all our lives drinking from streams and only using tabs on stagnant or tea-coloured water and none of us have ever gotten sick.
Hell, once my dad unknowingly drank from a stream that ran directly through the stables of a ranch and he never got sick.
Even if I someday get sick from drinking from streams, I'll still drink unfiltered, as together me and my dad have 80 years of hiking experience, and getting sick once is not gonna change how we do it. Having to whip out a filter and spend 5 minutes squeezing water through it every time I want to drink as opposed to just dipping your bottle in the stream and going on your way is simply too much hassle for the miniature risk you're exposing yourself to.
>Also here's the lake I drank out of just today 