FWIW, for me, hiking implies short trips without too much gear. Backpacking implies long trips, overnighters combined with camping out, with all your gear.
Here is a good lesson on what you are trying to do to your water: http://www.rei.com/rei/learn/camp/clwatertreatf.jsp#ORIG I use iodine tablets and then a filter (which removes the iodine taste). The two things to look for (for me) is the ability to attach it to a bottle/bag (if you get a filter with just a tube out, it tends to fall out of the bottle as you pump, which wastes water and energy.) and the ability to field clean it for longer trips. I have a couple of the MSR filters, and have been happy with them. If you are hiking outside the US, or hiking downstream from known population centers, go with the purifier/filters rather than the simple filters. On 12/27/05, ColdFusion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does anyone hike on this list? > > I am wondering what is the most effective item to use for water > purification? > > I am planning a hiking trip this spring and plan on staying a few days in > the mountains and like to carry little as possible. So I am looking at doing > water purification rather than carrying multiple bottles of water. > > I tried some iodine tablets on rain water but the water was still brownish > (rust type color) and smelled heavily of iodine. > > There is a water filter pump I found for about $60 that indicates it will > filter up to 200 gallons of water. > > Just wondering other peoples take on it. > > Thanks! > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:189853 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
