09-19-2014, 10:42 AM
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Originally posted by Midnight Rambler
As I discovered when I went on a camp trip with someone who brought a Steri-Pen, sterilizing water with UV will keep you from getting sick, but if it's from a dirty source to begin with, it'll still taste like rat ****. A filter takes some effort, but it's worth it IMO.
That reminds me of my old backpacking days. We always boiled our water to sterilize it, but one time our "cleanest" source of water was the color like if you brewed a strong cup of black tea. I always carried some Tang powder for those occasions. Turned the dark water to dark orange, and the artificial citrus flavor almost covered up the swamp taste. Almost.