Treating water obtained in the backcountry has long been considered a common sense, level-headed thing to do. Biology Ph.D. candidate Ethan Linck joins Dan to talk about a February 2018 Slate article he wrote that questions this doctrine. Read Ethan's article on <a href= "https://slate.com/technology/2018/02/filtering-stream-water-or-fresh-water-is-medically-unnecessary.html"> Slate.</a> Distancehiking <a href= "http://distancehiking.com/tools/watertreatment/">blog post</a> on water treatment. <a class="libsyn-download-link" href= "http://traffic.libsyn.com/weeklyhikingtip/Episode_27__Is_Water_Treatment_Necessary_.mp3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Download Episode</a>

Treating water obtained in the backcountry has long been considered a common sense, level-headed thing to do. Biology Ph.D. candidate Ethan Linck joins Dan to talk about a February 2018 Slate article he wrote that questions this doctrine. Read Ethan's article on Slate. Distancehiking blog post on water treatment. Download Episode

Treating water obtained in the backcountry has long been considered a common sense, level-headed thing to do. Biology Ph.D. candidate Ethan Linck joins Dan to talk about a February 2018 Slate article he wrote that questions this doctrine. Read Ethan's article on <a href="https://slate.com/technology/2018/02/filtering-stream-water-or-fresh-water-is-medically-unnecessary.html" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Slate.</a> Distancehiking <a href="http://distancehiking.com/tools/watertreatment/" rel="noopener noreferrer">blog post</a> on water treatment. <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/weeklyhikingtip/Episode_27__Is_Water_Treatment_Necessary_.mp3" rel="noopener noreferrer">Download Episode</a>

Episode 27:  Is Water Treatment (really) Necessary?

Whether you're planning a weekend overnight or a months-long hike of the Appalachian Trail, Weekly Hiking Tip will save you time, money, agony, and facilitate a fun, successful journey into the outdoors.  Join Dan Feldman, author of Long Distance Hiking and 2-time thru-hiker, each week as he shares backpacking tips from aches and pains to z-rests.

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Whether you're planning a weekend overnight or a months-long hike of the Appalachian Trail, Weekly Hiking Tip will save you time, money, agony, and facilitate a fun, successful journey into the outdoors. Join Dan Feldman, author of Long Distance Hiking and 2-time thru-hiker, each week as he shares backpacking tips from aches and pains to z-rests.

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