>>2156177>giardianot enough to cause a severe health risk
>poop in riversshure they do, is that supposed to be bad? as long as you dont drink water out of the elks ass i got no problem with him pooping 2miles upstream. he drinks the same water himself so it cant be that bad.
pic related, first guardia outbreak noticed here was in 2004 when it contaminated a drinking water supply, and i stand corrected; since then all our public drinking water is UV threated, private wells or lakes are up to the owners. that means more than half my life i been drinking unthreated tap water. the well at our family cabin is unthreated.
also: 250 - 500 cases of giardia annually, most infected abroad and a small note of some kids in kindergardens getting it but they eat dirt whats to expect.
i also think its a cultural difference on how we approach life
>better have one and never need itis a common saying, while we
>if i know i dont need it then why bother?and if shit happends we take it from there, a lifetime of various types of /out/ and i never seen someone pack a first aid kit for instance...but this i actually started doing.
