tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post1222357982774727615..comments2024-02-24T15:49:59.506-08:00Comments on Another Long Walk: Rubber Gloves, Safety Glasses, and Other Trail NecessitiesRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12243706924573005381noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-58626402213469416402011-02-08T22:13:55.602-08:002011-02-08T22:13:55.602-08:00When we lived in South Carolina and a hurricane wa...When we lived in South Carolina and a hurricane was on it's way to hit us, we were told to store water in our bathtubs and treat it with a tablespoon or two of bleach. It was supposed to be safe to drink after at least 2-3 hours of sitting.<br /><br />I don't know if it's true, though, because we ended up buying bottled water instead...<br /><br />Hike On!<br />~Twinville TrekkersLaughing Orca Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562627840013868980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-66456329660429612612010-05-09T09:12:45.827-07:002010-05-09T09:12:45.827-07:00Ryan...I have carried these tabs, the old Iodine t...Ryan...I have carried these tabs, the old Iodine tabs, a steripen (like you), a safety straw (like a Brita filter on steroids) and plain old bleach (sodium hypochlorite)...I believe bleach works the best besides boiling the H2O that is...but all are safe...happy trails and be safe...<br />BR1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-41924835586233978522010-05-06T21:34:05.163-07:002010-05-06T21:34:05.163-07:00I just thought of something, off topic. We have yo...I just thought of something, off topic. We have you writing to us, and we have that nice map off the side, but you are not mentioning where you are when you write? Location, location, location. How far along are you on this hike now? Please.Okie Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12577882425558251518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-34945773647297552822010-05-06T20:49:35.148-07:002010-05-06T20:49:35.148-07:00Just Be Careful Ryan WAIT THE 4 HRS!!! = )Just Be Careful Ryan WAIT THE 4 HRS!!! = )Goofy girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14907271744840614951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-70469997143833010072010-05-06T15:08:29.537-07:002010-05-06T15:08:29.537-07:00Very interesting! The tablets seem to contain bot...Very interesting! The tablets seem to contain both sodium dichloroisocyanurate (sometimes used to add "chlorine" to pools) and sodium chlorite. In water, the dichloroisocyanurate will react to form small amounts of elemental chlorine gas (Cl2), which was used as a chemical weapon by the Germans in WWI. The Cl2 reacts with the chlorite to form aqueous chlorine dioxide, ClO2. Chlorine dioxide is a powerful oxidizing agent (similar to bleach, NaOCl), and will oxidize (i.e. "burn up") any bacteria or other baddies in your water. This process reduces the ClO2 to harmless chloride ions and water. The box says to wait 4 hours after treating the water before drinking it - this might be to give the chlorine dioxide time to kill the bacteria. However, the 4 hr wait might ALSO be to allow the chlorine dioxide to decompose into harmless byproducts. My recommendation: don't skimp on the 4 hr wait!Green Guillemotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-71097780371173831282010-05-06T09:09:26.470-07:002010-05-06T09:09:26.470-07:00once again, i find iodine crystals in a medicine b...once again, i find iodine crystals in a medicine bottle work the best, just drain out the iodine water every time you fill up and treat your water for 30 min before drinking, renew the iodine water with raw water it will be perfectAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-43561392334914345362010-05-05T22:59:57.128-07:002010-05-05T22:59:57.128-07:00Hey, the bottled of natural spring water I bought ...Hey, the bottled of natural spring water I bought at the grocery store last week had the same warning label! ;) jk<br /><br />Is the main ingredient bleach? Due to an incident we had here several years ago, I have it on good authority of the Poison Control Center that drinking small quantities of bleach is pretty harmless. Although... maybe you can find some of those dessert frogs that the Aborigines squeeze water from... sounds more appealing actually!OhanaTribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12164914376335829623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-91526243830031230452010-05-05T22:50:26.549-07:002010-05-05T22:50:26.549-07:00OMG! Good luck with that!OMG! Good luck with that!Okie Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12577882425558251518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1838884300056139535.post-43346487700679977802010-05-05T22:48:07.680-07:002010-05-05T22:48:07.680-07:00It would be interesting to know what the Posion Co...It would be interesting to know what the Posion Control Center has to say about them.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11461416740136336763noreply@blogger.com