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- Wed Jun 29, 2022 10:37 pm
- Forum: Food & Cooking
- Topic: Water Filtering
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4520
Re: Water Filtering
... filters can manage it. But I would NOT use only chemical treatment. My understanding is that something like an aquatab doesn't kill the hydatid tapeworm cysts. This is true although it's the tapeworm eggs that need to be filtered or killed with boiling. The cyst is what grows inside you (or ...
- Wed Jun 29, 2022 9:28 pm
- Forum: Food & Cooking
- Topic: Water Filtering
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4520
Re: Water Filtering
My understanding is that something like an aquatab doesn't kill the hydatid tapeworm cysts.
- Mon Feb 22, 2021 12:59 pm
- Forum: Gear & Supplies
- Topic: Water filter
- Replies: 32
- Views: 20921
Re: Water filter
SteriPENs and other UV purifiers have not been manufacturer-tested for hydatid tapeworm, a common parasite found in Isle Royale waters and cannot be considered effective.
Link ---> https://www.nps.gov/isro/planyourvisit/ ... -water.htm
Link ---> https://www.nps.gov/isro/planyourvisit/ ... -water.htm
- Sat Jul 04, 2020 3:56 pm
- Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
- Topic: Water treatment
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4058
Re: Water treatment
... they are now days (the ones I saw were not suitable for backpacking). Note: Chemical (or UV light) treatment alone will NOT rid the water of the tapeworm parasite that can be present. Also, if an algae bloom is present then no amount of any treatment is effective. These lakes are closed to human ...
- Tue Jul 16, 2019 5:11 pm
- Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
- Topic: Family trip planning
- Replies: 37
- Views: 13599
Re: Family trip planning
We did not go for a swim; I was too concerned about the tapeworm risk. Just to clarify for those that might wonder, the tapeworm found on Isle Royale (which transfers between moose and wolves, and humans would be considered "aberrant intermediate ...
- Tue Jul 16, 2019 3:59 pm
- Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
- Topic: Family trip planning
- Replies: 37
- Views: 13599
Re: Family trip planning
We did not go for a swim; I was too concerned about the tapeworm risk. Just to clarify for those that might wonder, the tapeworm found on Isle Royale (which transfers between moose and wolves, and humans would be considered "aberrant intermediate ...
- Tue Jul 16, 2019 10:11 am
- Forum: General Questions and Miscellaneous
- Topic: Family trip planning
- Replies: 37
- Views: 13599
Re: Family trip planning
... bags were too warm most nights. Our last night I think was coolest, probably in the 50s. We did not go for a swim; I was too concerned about the tapeworm risk. Showers were $5.51.
- Sun Jul 07, 2019 6:00 am
- Forum: Gear & Supplies
- Topic: Carrying Water
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10301
Re: Carrying Water
... bottle." I use my cookpot to move water from the Dromolite to the sawyer squeeze pouches. This is a little fiddly, but works. (In horrifying tapeworm-free jurisdictions, I use tablets to purify water in the bladder overnight---then wake up with enough for breakfast and the morning's walk!)
- Thu May 09, 2019 6:36 am
- Forum: Gear & Supplies
- Topic: Feedback on 5 day gear list
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5605
Re: Feedback on 5 day gear list
... be devastating. You've gotten through! Even though I didn't subject myself to the Youtube videos, I now have a vivid and indelible grasp on the tapeworm nastiness!
- Tue May 07, 2019 5:51 pm
- Forum: Gear & Supplies
- Topic: Feedback on 5 day gear list
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5605
Re: Feedback on 5 day gear list
... concern but I did say I would only take my chances and drink unfiltered water from Superior in the case of an emergency. I am fully aware of the tapeworm warning and the dangers from ingesting the eggs and as you can see on my pack list, I am taking a filter. I should have been more explicit ...
- Tue May 07, 2019 6:32 am
- Forum: Gear & Supplies
- Topic: Feedback on 5 day gear list
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5605
Re: Feedback on 5 day gear list
... concern but I did say I would only take my chances and drink unfiltered water from Superior in the case of an emergency. I am fully aware of the tapeworm warning and the dangers from ingesting the eggs and as you can see on my pack list, I am taking a filter.
- Mon May 06, 2019 9:46 am
- Forum: Gear & Supplies
- Topic: Feedback on 5 day gear list
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5605
Re: Feedback on 5 day gear list
... ecosystem that includes among other things, a special symbiotic relationship triangle involving the moose, the wolf (and fox) and the hydatid tapeworm . This species of tapeworm lives as the classically characterized adult parasite tapeworm in the wolf’s (or fox) intestines. In the wolf scat ...
- Sun Jul 29, 2018 8:18 pm
- Forum: Gear & Supplies
- Topic: warning: Echinococcus granulosus / hydatid tapeworm eggs are NOT killed by hand sanitizer [very long post]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6749
Re: warning: Echinococcus granulosus / hydatid tapeworm eggs are NOT killed by hand sanitizer [very long post]
I filter water for drinking, so I always have clean water with me.. I rinse my hands with the filtered water to get as much dirt and grime off as i can and wash them using a small dab of Dawn, rinse with the clean water and then use sanitizer. You can't sanitize something that's dirty. It has to be ...
- Sat Jul 28, 2018 8:38 am
- Forum: Gear & Supplies
- Topic: warning: Echinococcus granulosus / hydatid tapeworm eggs are NOT killed by hand sanitizer [very long post]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6749
Re: warning: Echinococcus granulosus / hydatid tapeworm eggs are NOT killed by hand sanitizer [very long post]
Just an added note: UV light kills bacteria, viruses and some cysts. It does not kill Giardia lamblia cysts or Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts, which must be removed by filtration or distillation. A minimum 0.4 micron water filter is recommended, and a 0.1 micron filter can handle almost any contamin...
- Sat Jul 28, 2018 7:12 am
- Forum: Gear & Supplies
- Topic: warning: Echinococcus granulosus / hydatid tapeworm eggs are NOT killed by hand sanitizer [very long post]
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6749
Re: warning: Echinococcus granulosus / hydatid tapeworm eggs are NOT killed by hand sanitizer [very long post]
The relevant question for folks is should I be concerned and what should I do? Yes, tapeworm is known to exist on the island, therefore you should filter or boil all water you consume and avoid potential contamination of eating/drinking utensils with untreated water ...