where does aqua-mira fit into all this ? im considering using a milbank bag / aqua mira combo. ill prolly boil too for good measure, but maybe not.
Just wondered whether this is viewed as dangerous advice or whether fuel savings can be made by limiting purification to boiling-point-and-no-more heating?"According to the Wilderness Medical Society, water temperatures above 160° F (70° C) kill all pathogens within 30 minutes and above 185° F (85° C) within a few minutes. So in the time it takes for the water to reach the boiling point (212° F or 100° C) from 160° F (70° C), all pathogens will be killed, even at high altitude."