>>180909>http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/giardia/epi.htmlWhat's the point of posting that? It refutes nothing I've said.
> People lived thousands of years before water filtration but their life expectancy was thirty five years or so.Haha, false premise. You act like they only lived to 35 because they lacked water filtration technology.
>>180904>>180906>>180908You're exactly what is wrong with /out/. A bunch of faggots that treat everything you've read or seen about the outdoors as the gospel. Anything that contradicts it is wrong. You, of course, can't differentiate any of right or wrong because you've seldom, if ever, actually spent time in the woods.
Boil you water if you're that concerned. You don't need a water filter, use the container you've already brought with you. Once it reaches a rolling boil, cap it off, put it in back in the water (careful not let the water touch the rim if you're THAT paranoid), and you'll have safe, cool, drinking water in 20 minutes.
Did I just floor you faggots? Water treatment that is 100% effective, save for 2 cysts not native to the North American continent. How much did you spend on your container? Fire making gear? I bet it was a hell of a lot less than any filter or treatment; weighs a shit ton less too and takes up less space. Oh, is 20 minutes too long for you? I didn't know you were in such a rush to be outside. Can't have a fire where you are? Then you should fine somewhere else to camp.
Believe it or not, not all water is contaminated or unsafe. Most giardia/crypto cases are misdiagnosis (hurr durr I drank water outdoors and got diarrhea! must be that shit!). Most people with it suffer mildly. The numbers are highly inflated, i.e. scary to you all, because children are the biggest sufferers and the most frequently hospitalized.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16303332http://water.epa.gov/action/advisories/drinking/upload/2009_02_03_criteria_humanhealth_microbial_giardiafs.pdf.
