water purification system?

ricgabriel

Hello!!

I bought the rough guide to india and they advise people to carry water purification systems to india and to use them even on bottled water!
Do you agree??

Thanks for the time spent!

Ricardo

iyou

Ask a hundred people this question and you'll get 100 answers, and all of them will be intellictually honest. That said, I've never done it, and have met few travelers who've done so. Most people drink bottled water, or if they're staying in one place, as you'll be doing, drink boiled or filtered water.
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edwardseco

Iyou is right as usual. I take a good small filter but use mostly bottled water except what I carry from my Hyderabad base (boiled). There are several new options that I will take one of next time (sterilite, etc.)..

jens

I came to rely on my Pur filter for camping and ended up bringing it to India. I did use it, but only in emergencies. I was happy to carry it though- but perhaps b/c I had relied on it so much before it had become a bit of a safety blanket. Plastic of bottles is not good for the environment (you) but then iodine's not great for your body. I bet most people wouldn't consider bringing one.

Sunray

Actually I took one. You don't really need it, but I still carry it without hesitation.

Water is something you can get sick so easily from and you can't really do without for long. I took aquamira, the reaction reacts to chlorite which is harmless. Its what they use to purify the mains.

Downside, its a pain as its slow, its not perfect so still need secondary purification and once you've finished using it, storing it requires that you dry out the ceramic (if it has one) before you do, which can take some time. If you don't your gonna have to boil the ceramic before you use it again.

I bought the MSR Mini Works, which I got for 44 quid as its the old version. Its 80 quid in the UK.

Frutiji

I have a First Need filter with me and it gives me some small but worthwhile satisfaction everytime I use it knowing it means that there'll be one less plastic bottle India has to deal with.

Never bothered filtering bottled water. I just check the bottle for suspicious tampering or dirtiness before purchasing.

th3_saint

I'm a first timer to India but was told by a friend about the growing mountains of plastic bottles so for this reason alone I invested in a camping filter (filters all sort of shit out of water, making it safe, clean and tasty!) and a nalgene bottle (which is connects with nicely!) So thats what I'll be using. I'm sure it will be good for my health too as I'll be spending some time in Tamil Nadu helping out in post-tsunami charitable fashion.

amy

sunray - do you mean that you have to let the ceramic in the MSR one dry? i was thinking of getting the MSR water works II (similar to the one you said, only i think maybe it filters more??) but that sounds like it would be a real pain to dry every day. does it take a long time to dry?

please let me know if anyone else has had any experience with either of these, or has any other recommendations to make? has anyone used the miox by MSR in India? thats the other one i have been looking at.

also, how does that tap water in india taste? do water filters remove any bad tastes or not?

as i am there for 3 months and travelling with some others i figured that was a huge pile of plastic that india really doesnt need!

shpatel

I brought one to India but never ended up using it. Just make sure that you check the seal when you buy the bottled water. The best test I found was to turn the bottle upside down and squeeze to look for any leakage. I would say 1 out of 10 times I would find that the bottle was improperly sealed and thus I refused to drink it. I never got sick during my entire stay

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Lotus-Flower

What is that kind of filter? interesting!
is that ur own invention or one can buy that anywhere

thank u

Lotus

ananda2193

I always destroy my finished bottle, such as putting knife holes in it, as there are stories of people that buy capping gizmos and collect used empty bottles and just fill them with tap water and then recap them and sell them as real bottled water!

katyrafi

Worth checking out this thread : Water Purification @ Zero Cost !

A system that's been used for thousand of years and is free. Personally, I've been here over a year and have found no problems with the well water which I filter through a Britta filter and put in the fridge - the taste is lovely - as good as Buxton water

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rcreeker

Hi
I just bought a miox purifier. The reasons I went with this system: light weight and tiny. You can do 4 litres in 20 min. No after taste. It filters viruses without chemicals.
Also I don't want to buy plastic bottles...we are 3 people on a 2 month trip.

One thing it does not do is filter cryptosporidium (sp?) Actually it does but it takes 4 hours. Is that even an issue in India?

amy

i think ill be going that way too. has anyone else used the miox in india? its so tiny i just cant get my head around how a bit of salt and a battery can get rid of everything. does it get rid of everything that is harmful?

shpatel

If you're talking about this
http://www.rei.com/online/store/Prod...y_rn=45 00462

Then YES. It actually gets rid of stuff that other things can't. I forget exactly what but I know I did extensive research on it when I went to India. Also it works faster and theres no risk of contamination to parts of the filter.

Its a great system although quite expensive. Unless you're going to be trekking about in the middle of nowhere, I personally would not buy it. I never really ended up using mine.