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[–] Apytele@sh.itjust.works 89 points 5 days ago (15 children)

I feel like boiling PLUS the Brita would be a pretty solid combo. Boil to kill everything then Brita to remove the remaining inert sediment. I can't think of any metals or anything that there would be enough of in river water to hurt you after you've killed anything that was alive.

[–] hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Boiling isn't necessary. They make antimicrobial tablets you can add as well. We used them when I was on a 2 week backpacking trip and basically just used a bandana folded over 4 times for sediment, fill at the top of the water with the neck facing downstream, and then add a disinfectant tab and let it sit for however long it says. It tasted a bit like pool water if you drank it immediately, but if you filled all your bottles at once, they usually didn't taste very chlorinated and it was pretty amazing water.

[–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

The chlorine tablets taste like ass IMO getting a good filter is the way to go.

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