Potable drinking water concerns?

[JimP]

@Tex .416 - I really liked your cure for diarrhea “eating charcoal from the Fire”!! Assuming the charcoal is No longer ‘red hot’ —— it still sounds like a toss up ie: should I tolerate the diarrhea or EAT CHARCOAL??

It is so much easier to just pop a couple of the Pepto-Bismo tablets than waiting for the fire to cool off.
A package of them is the first thing that goes into my overnight bag for any and all trips

 

[Tex .416]

It is so much easier to just pop a couple of the Pepto-Bismo tablets than waiting for the fire to cool off.
A package of them is the first thing that goes into my overnight bag for any and all trips

Yes, I do the same. My post was just sharing info for when caught in a pinch and there is a need to improvise.

 

[HankBuck]

It is so much easier to just pop a couple of the Pepto-Bismo tablets than waiting for the fire to cool off.
A package of them is the first thing that goes into my overnight bag for any and all trips

@JimP - in Africa the “Imodium” I brought with me was Highly Valued by my PH and the Gov’t Agent assigned to our Safari (both came down with diarrhea that week)…the Gov’t Agent was so appreciative that I think he’d have allowed me to ‘take a Black Rhino” if I wanted to…

 

[JimP]

@JimP - in Africa the “Imodium” I brought with me was Highly Valued by my PH and the Gov’t Agent assigned to our Safari (both came down with diarrhea that week)…the Gov’t Agent was so appreciative that I think he’d have allowed me to ‘take a Black Rhino” if I wanted to…

People don't realize how much something like that is worth until it is needed.

I was coming out of a hunting area years ago when nature called. I found a suitable bush and did my business, big mistake. For the next 3 miles I would take a hundred or so steps and have to go again. I quickly used my daily allotment of bum fodder and was thinking of pulling dollar bills out of my wallet.

The next morning I stopped at a store and picked up some Kopectate or whatever it was and even when I thought about passing gas I would take a drink of it. I was plugged up for the rest of the hunting season.

Ever since then I have something in camp or a few pills in my pack to take care of thing.

 

[HankBuck]

People don't realize how much something like that is worth until it is needed.

I was coming out of a hunting area years ago when nature called. I found a suitable bush and did my business, big mistake. For the next 3 miles I would take a hundred or so steps and have to go again. I quickly used my daily allotment of bum fodder and was thinking of pulling dollar bills out of my wallet.

The next morning I stopped at a store and picked up some Kopectate or whatever it was and even when I thought about passing gas I would take a drink of it. I was plugged up for the rest of the hunting season.

Ever since then I have something in camp or a few pills in my pack to take care of thing.

@JimP - could you please just clarify exactly what you mean in your 3rd paragraph where you mention when you “thought about passing gas” you “would take a drink of it” ? After reading it a few times —- I started feeling a bit queasy myself !

 

[Betterinthebush]

Lifestraw. I never leave for the bush (Alaska/Africa) without it. When I was mushing I even used it after heating up dog rations that were in vac-sealed plastic packs. Nice warm drink that tasted like… hot water.

 

[Green Chile]

Bottled water is just part of the logistics. Many times there will be cases of it in the truck to bring into the kitchen, etc. One of the sickest I got was on my first ever short layover in Istanbul. I rented a room to get a quick rest/shower. I used the sink water to brush my teeth but didn't drink any. Then I read that the whole city was protesting the water quality at that time. That was pretty rough and I still had a 12 hour flight in coach with a wrecked stomach. Now I take some simple meds when flying into Africa and it seems to help settle in quickly to the local food/drink.

 

[Mtn_Infantry]

Never had an issue with there not being bottled water or enough of it. I typically have some water purification tablets in my “travel pharmacy” and a life straw just incase. Got the runs for a few days in Namibia, likely from brushing my teeth.

This was my bath while Elephant Hunting in Zim (ironically at the time this thread started). Didn’t have a second thought about the cleanliness of the water, but crocodiles were definitely a thought/concern when bathing at night.