There’s a lot of bad information floating around (no pun intended) when it comes to treating questionable water to render it safe to drink. Here are the basic approaches available to the average person at home or out in the field. Personally, unless I’m certain the water source is clean and reliable, I’m going to filter or purify it in some way before consuming it. Dig into each of these methods on your own and see which one(s) might be best for you. This is intended to just be a very quick overview and I would encourage you to do your own homework on each method. Continue reading →