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Re: Filtering water
For the vast majority of water I filter, I agree with you. I can't find it now, but there used to be a great map online showing you graphically the areas of the world where viral infections from water were the most prevalent. For the most part, the US was basically safe. However, I don't know how old that map is, and I'd guess I'd have to hedge and say that if you think you're in a spot where someone could be dumping their raw sewage out of their RV, etc and you think there's a possibility of it contaminating the water supply you're about to pump, then treat it. To be very frank, I've only done the iodine thing one time, and that was really just to experiment with how well the iodine-laden water tasted after filtering it through the MSR's carbon filter. My uneducated guess would be that the possibility of getting virus-ridden water in the US is still pretty remote.
However, more and more I've been thinking that if I'm already filling up the big water container, how hard would it be to treat it first?
Guess I'm getting more risk-adverse in my old age.
rgds,
WestTexas
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