Sorry Orange riders but it’s the only bottle I had that fitted a 50mm washer and a Britta filter.

As long at the moving stream water come from high up above sheep and I use these
http://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/index.cfm/product/lifesystems-chlorine-dioxide-tablets/fuseaction/products.detail/code/B5210007

I guess/hope I’ll be fine for a day or two without the need to boil the water.

What do the collective think?

much smaller, lighter, bigger volume and dare i say better… sorry!

http://www.camelbak.com/Sports-Recreation/Accessories/2010-Fresh-Reservoir-Filter.aspx

“Bigger volume” are you sure?

I’ve started doing a bit of wild camping over the past few months and bought one of these, just in case – have used it once or twice:

Aquamira Frontier Pro

I just drink the water from the streams, never had much reason to worry.

I just drink the water from the streams, never had much reason to worry.

Agreed, but depends where you are – I’ve been lucky so far and only used it out of curiosity seeing as it was a gadget I’d bought on eBay!

If you don’t look up you won’t see the bloated sheep and you won’t feel queezy. That’s my thought process anyway 🙂

Do it properly or don’t bother.

Brita filter has got to be a bad idea….

http://www.camelbak.com/Sports-Recreation/Accessories/2010-Fresh-Reservoir-Filter.aspx

Doesn’t actually make any reference to filtering out bad stuff.

Don’t mess around get one of thes….

http://www.backpackinglight.co.uk/product433.asp?PageID=40

Me and my mates have used them loads, never been ill… various places round the world too, so bound to have come across some actual nastys.

Just wander upstream for a bit, looking for obvious nasty deadness. If none spotted, walk back down and drink.

I’m firmly in the why bother camp, and have been for decades. Lovely stream water mmmmmm, no need for this unless you want to fill your bottle out of the Thames.

I would suggest just using the tablets or advice as above. Save weight and forget the brita (you’ll get more in the bottle without it too). As far as I am aware Brita filters will not be effective at removing any pathogens present.

Just did a google and got this from the FAQ –

The content of the original BRITA cartridge is an experienced mixture of ion exchange resin and activated carbon, which is particularly suitable for this type of drinking water conditioning.

The ion exchange resin will remove the hardness, and the carbon the taste.

EDIT – after getting into an argument about this sort of thing before – the MCofS advice seems to be the ideal pragmatic approach.

Have a good trip

Lovely stream water mmmmmm

😯

Lovely soup mmmmmmm.

I’ve drunk from streams that turned out to have extra nutrients in them before, I’m still here 😆

You do realise half the houses in the rural highlands get water straight from burns. Do you think they patrol the burns for corpses, or MTFU and get on with proper highland activities like driving their TE20’s, shepherding, and drinking whisky?

Until three years ago we didnt have mains water, got the odd tadpole and bit of frog come through, never got sick.

Think you need one of these: http://www.backpackinglight.co.uk/product433.asp?PageID=40

Although probably not if you’re in the Highlands.