hmm well. actually just about all the streams
are very clear, and provided they're flowing (i.e. not still) i
think its quite ok to drink straight from them without puritabbing
- i did without any adverse effects whatsoever. the thought of
animals peeing in it never crossed my mind at the time, for which i
am thankful. ;-)
the rivers, though, are a different matter, being brown and full of
crap.
incidentally i drank swamp water before, too. that was pretty gross because you
could see all these fine particles in it - in fact i tried
straining it through a wet tissue (baby wipe) but that didn't work
so i just popped a puritab and hoped for the best. again, no ill
effects at all although i was pretty grossed out when i got back to
camp and poured out the remaining water from my bottle to discover,
under the white light, that it was very yellow -
that wasn't apparent when i drank it.
what doesn't kill you will only make you stronger!
(i hope!)
