Last summer, I forgot my water filter on a hike. My buddy swore that “the water looks clear, just drink it.” I gave him the “are you insane?” look. We boiled snowmelt for three minutes using a twig fire. It tasted like ash and despair, but we didn’t spend the next two days hugging a toilet. Hypochondriacs unite: boiling works.
What About UV Light and Tablets?
They’re great for travel, but they don’t care about temperature. If you’re out of fuel, UV pens work by frying DNA. But nothing beats the simplicity of a kettle. It’s the dad joke of water purification: reliable, predictable, and a little boring. And that’s exactly what you want.
