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By smpxe03
07 January 2010 18:16
I read with interest in Country Walking (October 2009) that iodine was to be banned from 26th Oct 2009. I am about to travel to Nepal for a walking holiday in late April 2010 and the information on treatment of local water is with iodine. In the mountains purifying water by boiling it is not possible as the porters see this as a wasted resource. Can you then advise me on my problem?
By Country Walking magazine
It's true that iodine has now been banned thanks to the EU Biocides Directive (even though many people still consider it perfectly safe). If boiling water is not a viable alternative then you'll need to use chlorine or chlorine-diox to chemically treat it. Chlorine is the cheaper alternative (about £5 for 70 litres purification) but can leave a nasty swimming-pool taste so you may need to spend another fiver on neutralising tablets to make it drinkable. The more expensive and most effective treatment though is chlorine-diox, with the added advantage it has minimal aftertaste. Lifesystems make tablets and drops from £9.99 for 30 litres worth of treatment.
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will21 says
RE: I read with interest in Country Walking (October 2009) that iodine was to be banned from 26th Oct 2009. I am about to travel to Nepal for a walking holiday in late April 2010 and the information on treatment of local water is with iodine. In the mountains purifying water by boiling it is not possible as the porters see this as a wasted resource. Can you then advise me on my problem?
you can use mms its also good for you www.themiraclemineralsupplement.com/ ive took this suff myself works ok
16 November 2011 20:38
chrisking says
Re: If I can't use iodine to purify water now, what can I use?
Have you tried the Platypus water purifier??? they have a good video on the website!
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subseastu
20 October 2009
05:42
When out walking do you have to stick to marked paths? I notice some of the routes in your mag seem to go cross country. When do you know if this ok?
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