Duffa replied:

Jo,

You can either:
1. Boil water forn ten minutes.
2. Use chemical treatment (iodine or chorine based tabs).
3. Use a water filter (antiubacterial filter with iodine impregnated screen).

If you can easily boil water for the required time then this is probably preferable, as both the iodine and chlorine based treatments leave an aftetaste and the filter can be a little labour intensive if you're wanting to purify a large amount at any given time.

Cheers.

Steve replied:

Hi jo, a customer showed me a great idea the other day. It was a water bottle with an in built filter system the used there through out asia when the traveled it filters just about any water. This is the web site if you want to have a look . Good luck Steve

www.safewateranywhere.com

paul replied:

The Australian army found recently that any synthetic non "real juice" based cordial - such as standard red, works as well as most purifying tablets and a lot more easier to drink - not the best solution for your kidneys if you are genuinely thirsty but it works.

Norm replied:

Hi Jo,

I use a filter resting in a pipe bracket screwed on to the bumper bar of the van. I remove it for travelling and just click in the hoses from the supply and to the internal water system when I arrive on site. The filter is a Raindance with a 0.5 micron filter. This level of filter is claimed to remove the parasites giardia and cryptosporidum that were the cause of the Sydney water supply problem in June 1998. If a picture is worth a thousand words, I have the equivalent of a thousand words of my setup on my caravan/tips page. You should be able to access on this URL.

http://supanorm.tripod.com/caravan/tips.html

I can e-mail the info if you can't access the home page.

Norm

Member - Nigel replied:

Just a word of warning...

many of the water filters that are sold for home use, are only safe to use when the water is treated with chlorine or similar. You can treat the water yourself and then use the filter to bring the taste back to acceptable.

Steve replied:

Hi Jo, I understand that u can buy them in aussie but i dont know who sells them.

Cheers Steve