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There may not be humans or cattle around, but all sorts of wild animals defecate, urinate, procreate, etc. in water. Treat the water (boil, filter, pills, etc.)
by w8rbt 9y ago
There may not be humans or cattle around, but all sorts of wild animals defecate, urinate, procreate, etc. in water. Treat the water (boil, filter, pills, etc.) before using it and you'll be OK.
- toomanybeersies 9y agoIt's a case of balancing risk I guess. If I'm in an area where there aren't poison drops and where there is no human interference, I'll take the risk. Outdoor activities are inherently risky.
- yathern 9y agoJust because there is an inherent level of risk involved in an activity doesn't imply you shouldn't mitigate some risk if you can. Driving is inherently risky - but I still wear a seatbelt.
- toomanybeersies 9y agoI've come close enough to dying in the outdoors in other ways that I'm not concerned about getting the small chance of getting the shits from drinking from a stream that I'm 99.9% sure is safe.