

| Subject: | Re: Onboard water supply? |
| From: | David McNeely |
| Date: | Sun, 29 May 2016 18:38:43 -0700 |
Yes, there are several brands available. I have only used PotableAqua, which as an iodine product, should not be used for a long period of time due to possible organ damage. I've used it for a two week long back packing trip, and all my organs seem to be intact. Here are a few references worth looking at. Bleach seems to me to be more practical compared to the Aqua Tabs (which I have never used). Aqua Tabs are available from Amazon and some outdoor type stores. http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/drinking/travel/emergency_disinfection.html http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/emergency/drinking/making-water-safe.html http://www.doh.wa.gov/portals/1/Documents/pubs/331-115.pdf http://www.amazon.com/Potable-Aqua-Water-Treatment-Tablets/dp/B001949TKS http://www.aquatabs.com/aquatabs-water-treatment-tablets/what-are-aquatabs-water-disinfection-tablets.html http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=aquatab&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=94424935946&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=s&hvrand=5756020579815282472&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_8p979nqm4b_b_p9 http://shop.elua.com/collections/aquatabs http://www.aquatabs.com/aquatabs_products_range/aquatabs_usa_pack.html If you really want the full story, you might want to read the following long report from USAID http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/Pnads134.pdf On Sun, May 29, 2016 at 9:40 AM, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@mymts.net> wrote: > Are there tablets you could add to the tank from a camping supply store? > > I'm pretty sure all the warning signs in Ontario showed up after a problem > with one municipal supply rather than a problem at campgrounds. Sorry to > hear of your sickness! > > Jeff > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On May 29, 2016, at 10:28 AM, Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@GMAIL.COM> > wrote: > > > > Thanks, Dennis and Eric for your response > > In my hast to get off the farm I forgot these procedures. > > I thought I cleaned the system in the fall but forgot to make a note > about it. > > Last couple of years as we traveled we started using bottled water once > our onboard well water from our farm was gone. That worked great. Another > learning experience. > > > > Dennis J > > > > Dennis Jowell > > Scotch Hollow Farm > > Newbury, Vermont > > > > > >> On May 29, 2016, at 10:08 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> > wrote: > >> > >> One of the problems with water while traveling is the supply. Many > >> campgrounds/roadside water sources use untreated well water. Once > something > >> gets inside that tank and the tank gets warmed from being in the > vehicle it > >> becomes an awesome breeding ground for anything nasty that wants to > grow. > >> Bleach and tank cleaning treatments will help to clean but that only > helps > >> once. Also we have found over the years that even local water can cause > us > >> to become sick. When we go out to eat my wife only gets bottled water > and no > >> ice. Soda and coffee, tea, etc from restaurants all use local water. > >> > >> For drinking water on the road we use bottled. In our RV we have a > filter > >> that removes most anything that we use for the icemaker and the side > tap at > >> the kitchen sink. Still the tank water is used mostly for cooking > cleaning, > >> brushing teeth etc. > >> > >> Dennis > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On > Behalf Of > >> Dennis Jowell > >> Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2016 8:18 AM > >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >> Subject: Onboard water supply? > >> > >> . What is a correct procedure to clean the onboard water supply to the > sink > >> faucet which I use as drinking water also. I came down with something > as we > >> traveled through Ontario camping. I think I did this wrong. In fact I > may > >> not have done anything with the water only filling it up trying to get > out > >> of town, ugh! > >> Had to cut our planned trip short. > >> Is there a water filter that's recommended to use while using a camp > ground > >> water supply? > >> Dennis J > >> > >> Dennis Jowell > >> Scotch Hollow Farm > >> Newbury, Vermont >
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