How to purify water in the wild
There are few places in North America where you can safely drink water from a lake or stream. So unless you camp where safe drinking water is readily available, you’d best bring your own. But at about 8 pounds per gallon, water can be a real drag if you have to carry it far. The alternative is to go light and purify what you need.
Learn more about safe drinking water in the 2015 September-October issue of Scouting magazine here: How to purify water in the wild (scoutingmagazine.org)
