Modern kit,portable water-purifiers?

[mackem 30,440]

Anyone up to speed on water-purifiers?Small,light,portable,effective best ones?Or just forget them and get chlorine dioxide or aqua iodine tablets?Got to be a few of you bushcraft types on here 

[mackem 30,440]

4 minutes ago, W. Katchum said:

I jus nip Tesco for bottle of Evian

Might be a bit difficult,out of likes but I will owe you one 

[riohog 5,939]

13 minutes ago, mackem said:

Anyone up to speed on water-purifiers?Small,light,portable,effective best ones?Or just forget them and get chlorine dioxide or aqua iodine tablets?Got to be a few of you bushcraft types on here 

have you looked at i think its called straw for life  purifiers  travel jobby . sorry  could be  life straw

[greg64 3,073]

https://www.katadyn.com/us/us/products/steripen#/1/filter?categories=46025          have a look at this site they have quite a few to choose from

Edited September 1, 2018 by greg64

[mackem 30,440]

Thanks lads,that was one of the options,might get it next week,i have had dysentery before and had to be hospitalised,not fun 

[Greyman 32,587]

I,ve drunk lots of lake and river water by simply boiling in the past if that's an option 

[mackem 30,440]

7 minutes ago, Greyman said:

I,ve drunk lots of lake and river water by simply boiling in the past if that's an option 

I will just get a steripen mate,had a look at them,cheap and effective.

[Jonjon79 13,360]

Read the reviews on products first Mac' - some kit can make the water taste like chemicals.

 

Boiling it is a good shout - people have been doing it that way for a long time. Passing it through a cloth afterwards helps to remove most of the particulates

[ginger beard 4,654]

You can drink your own piss twice before the build up of toxins can harm you.

[mackem 30,440]

24 minutes ago, Jonjon79 said:

Read the reviews on products first Mac' - some kit can make the water taste like chemicals.

 

Boiling it is a good shout - people have been doing it that way for a long time. Passing it through a cloth afterwards helps to remove most of the particulates

Boiling isn't an option to be honest mate,it means extra equipment and weight,i will just get a steripen 

1 minute ago, ginger beard said:

You can drink your own piss twice before the build up of toxins can harm you.

Have you tried it? Hows Norway,all good?

[Greyman 32,587]

1 minute ago, ginger beard said:

You can drink your own piss twice before the build up of toxins can harm you.

That's a bit extreme he,s only going to Tenerife

[ginger beard 4,654]

23 minutes ago, mackem said:

Boiling isn't an option to be honest mate,it means extra equipment and weight,i will just get a steripen 

Have you tried it? Hows Norway,all good?

No of course not.when i go away,being near a pub is a priority.

Norway's is a beautiful place and the work is easy but there's not alot to do.the women are f***ing lovely.

[mackem 30,440]

27 minutes ago, ginger beard said:

the women are f***ing lovely.

Hope you meet someone nice  Don't mention piss drinking to her however  she might get the wrong idea 

[ChrisJones 7,975]

Mack, I've got three of these. Depending on the water quality they're good up to 100 gallons before you have to replace the filter. I've got the bigger one in the house too. I rate em.

If you want to pack light and like drinking from puddles look at the Lifestraw.

[mackem 30,440]

Lifestraw,like it  the weight is ideal.