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RE: Forest Medicine, Wild Water, August 30
I was supposed to work overtime today, but something came up. Essentially I couldn't stand to be there anymore and I needed to get to the woods.
...I felt that on a deep and personal level, man.
I love your sharing of your time in the woods. Man I miss wild water. I've been curious about those filter straws, too.
Have you ever tried the poison ivy soap? It's supposed to be really good at keeping the rash at bay after exposure, but I've never tried it, as I don't usually encounter poison ivy around here (Denver).
So, that filter is called the Sawyer mini. It's a much finer membrane than what's on the lifestraws, so it filters out a lot more bad stuff. I've not used a lifestraws, but the flow rate through the Sawyer is really really slow. The end that goes in the water can screw onto a water bottle. I'm gonna experiment with picking up a trash bottle and using that. It'll get me water for the day and I'll be picking up trash. The trash cleanup out there is a big project by itself.
I've not tried the poison ivy soap specifically, but I did used to have a bar of soap that had plantain in it. It worked well. Plantain is a good remedy for poison ivy.
Ahhh, GTK about the finer membrane, I honestly didn't know the difference between different brands I've seen. Thanks!
Sawyer and lifestraws are the most popular two. Only two I know of actually. The Sawyer is shorter and fatter than the lifestraw, and I think a few bucks more. But for the quality of filtration, the price can't be beat.
I just looked them up online, and since they come with a cleaner doohickey and a pouch that you can FILL or alternately, screw it onto a water bottle - I think they're more versatile. :)
Sure seems that way. Just don't lose them somewhere in the only two or three boxes of random crap from your side of the room that you're tired of organizing whenever you move. 🤣🤔🤣🍄
LOL. Good advice.