Water (filter bottle)

[Robert E. Spenger]

I had one of those on my second trip. I hadn't planned on using such an item.
The price alone would have deterred me, but I was given one by a friend and
found it to be quite useful. I' ll never know whether it was necessary or not,
since i got into the habit of filtering all the water that I used. I did have
some g.i. disturbance problems, but I assume that it was a result of food. The
filter bottle holds a liter and the weight is minimal. I had carried a couple of
one liter bottles last year and each of those weighed almost as much as the
filter bottle. It also has a convenient carrier. The main problem is the price.

Elyn Aviva wrote:

> Just a thought: I've seen ads recently from outdoors stores (REI, etc.) for a
> water bottle/filter that is supposed to filter out giardia, among other
> things. It looks like a simple water bottle, you fill it, and as you squeeze
> it to drink from the top, I guess the water gets filtered. I think it costs
> around $35. That might be a solution for those worried about contaminated
> water but want to drink from the fuentes.
>
> Also, I remember both a Spanish friend and a French Basque doctor warning
> that, after lots of rainfall in an area, they drank bottled water in their
> towns. Something about the water treatment system being overtaxed.
>
> Buen Camino,
> Elyn