Stoves?

Jim Murray wrote:
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While we're here would anyone know if it's safe to drink boiled
lake/river/canal water?

Jim.

I should imagine river is better than canal or lake. You can buy water
purification tablets from some camping store. You still have to boil the
water really well and for use in an emergency only. Safer to take fresh if
you can. You could run the risk of Leptospirosis amongst other things.
Believe me that would serverely cock up your fishing. 8-?
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Ergo ²°°³
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Just as I suspected, Ergo, though I've drunk many cups of tea made with
water from lochs in Scotland. Even though that's probably about as safe as
you'll get in the UK, you never know what might have just flown overhead and
decided to contribute to your lunch;0)

Think I'll stick with taking fresh, got a couple of Platypus water-carriers
from the camping store, very good and roll up small when empty.

Jim.

"Ergo" wrote in message
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Jim Murray wrote:
snip
While we're here would anyone know if it's safe to drink boiled
lake/river/canal water?

Jim.

I should imagine river is better than canal or lake. You can buy water
purification tablets from some camping store. You still have to boil the
water really well and for use in an emergency only. Safer to take fresh if
you can. You could run the risk of Leptospirosis amongst other things.
Believe me that would serverely cock up your fishing. 8-?
--
Ergo ²°°³
A day without sunshine is like, well, night!
www.eric-gales.co.uk


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Don't worry I am virus free atm. rofl
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.541 / Virus Database: 335 - Release Date: 14/11/03

I would not touch a Coleman with a barge pole. My mate and I had one and
set it going in a winshield between out bivvy's whilst it was boiling the
kettle we had a run and left it for a few minutes, The damned thing
exploded and took both our bivvy's and the stuff inside them. It seemed
according to the fire brigade that it had a faulty seal - I wrote to
Colemens twice and had no response. It cost me any my mate about 3 grand
between us to repolace everything - fortuanately we were insured.

Be warned.