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Re: about the water filtration

Posted By: Robert N Pruden
Date: Thursday, 29 May 2003, at 9:35 p.m.

In Response To: about the water filtration (Mike and Rikki)

: Damn, that's a lot of stuff, but you'll be prepared. The one thing I see
: missing has to do with the Swettwater pump.

: The Guardian has a synthetic filter element designed to be abraded, but these
: element types are generally designed to be eaily abraded and partly to
: reduce pump pressure (reduced force needed, reduced stress on the pump
: handle and reduced plenum chamber pressures). I suspect its a way to keep
: a income source guranteed to the company, too. In any case, one important
: thing is to do to extend the life of the filter and to avoid the hassle of
: continual cleaning is to reduce or prevent bacterail growth in the filter
: element. Believe it or not, the bacterial growth is the overwhelming cause
: of filter plugging. More pluggings, mean more cleanings, which means
: reduced filter life-you got the idea.

: I would take along a 2 ounce plastic squeeze bottle with the flip-top drip
: nozzle filled with regular Clorox or Purex bleach (which is 3% solution).
: The plstic bottle is small, 1.5 cm by 3.5 cm, is less then a dolaar US and
: can be found at REI or any walmart. After pumping, open the filter and
: drip a couple drops in there, screw closed, and pump once to circulate the
: chlorine.

: Also, for a Nalgene bottle of 32 ounce size, after filtering a bottle, 1-2
: drops (and a 10 minute contact time before drinking) provides a chlorine
: residual suffiecient to inactivate any virus. All pumps are either
: filters, or varying levels of microfiltration. Water purification requires
: chemical treatment.

: Just in case...do you have any anti-diarrheal tabs, too?

No anti-diarrheal tabs. Couldn't the water purification pills I'm taking serve as well as the Chlorox if I dissolved one to make a strong solution and rinsed the filter that way?

Robert N Pruden

Messages In This Thread

Final Equipment/Food List
Robert N Pruden -- Monday, 26 May 2003, at 10:02 p.m.

OOPS! Here's the list.
Robert N Pruden -- Monday, 26 May 2003, at 10:03 p.m.

Re: OOPS! Here's the list.
Myrl Tanton -- Tuesday, 27 May 2003, at 11:05 a.m.

Daughter has fallen ill.
Robert N Pruden -- Tuesday, 27 May 2003, at 3:02 p.m.

Re: OOPS! Here's the list.
Ken Sutherland -- Tuesday, 27 May 2003, at 11:39 p.m.

She is on the mend, Ken *LINK*
Robert N Pruden -- Tuesday, 27 May 2003, at 11:53 p.m.

Re: She is on the mend, Ken
Ken Sutherland -- Wednesday, 28 May 2003, at 12:10 a.m.

Ken:GPS- Rob: stuff
Mike and Rikki -- Thursday, 29 May 2003, at 1:39 p.m.

about the water filtration
Mike and Rikki -- Thursday, 29 May 2003, at 1:28 p.m.

Re: about the water filtration
Robert N Pruden -- Thursday, 29 May 2003, at 9:35 p.m.

Re: about the water filtration
Mike and Rikki -- Friday, 30 May 2003, at 1:35 a.m.

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Robert N Pruden -- Friday, 30 May 2003, at 1:43 a.m.

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Mike and Rikki -- Friday, 30 May 2003, at 2:04 a.m.

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Robert N Pruden -- Friday, 6 June 2003, at 12:05 p.m.

Re: about the water filtration
Mike and Rikki -- Friday, 6 June 2003, at 3:02 p.m.

Re: about the water filtration
Robert N Pruden -- Saturday, 7 June 2003, at 9:01 p.m.

Re: about many things
Mike and Rikki -- Sunday, 8 June 2003, at 1:41 p.m.

Re: about many things
Ken Sutherland -- Sunday, 8 June 2003, at 2:13 p.m.

Re: about the water filtration
Ken Sutherland -- Sunday, 8 June 2003, at 11:34 a.m.

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Mike and Rikki -- Sunday, 8 June 2003, at 3:17 p.m.

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Ken Sutherland -- Sunday, 8 June 2003, at 4:15 p.m.

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Mike and Rikki -- Sunday, 8 June 2003, at 8:54 p.m.

Katadyn
Robert N Pruden -- Monday, 9 June 2003, at 11:01 a.m.

Re: Katadyn
Mike and Rikki -- Monday, 9 June 2003, at 4:50 p.m.

Re: Katadyn
Robert N Pruden -- Tuesday, 10 June 2003, at 11:21 a.m.

Thanks for the comparison, Mike *NM*
Robert N Pruden -- Monday, 9 June 2003, at 10:58 a.m.

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