Larque bottle

Posted by lilianna @lilianna, 3 days ago

Is the larque water bottle with the UV light only( no carbon filter) good enough to destroy MAC from the water. I know that UV works good for us if it penetrates all surfaces of the container so I really don’t know if I should buy it or not. I have Lifestraw but sucking through the filter hurts my mouth and you can only get small sips.

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@lilianna As you probably realize from my previous posts, I am a minimalist, and strongly dislike buying gadgets.
My suggestion id a .2 micron filter at the kitchen tap, or boil the water. Then put it into clean bottles/sippers/etc. No need to buy extra filters and clean extra gadgets, and find places to store things. @irenea8 has a good suggestion about using the Lifestraw pitcher as well.

When we travel, in addition to filling our water bottles before we go, we have a one gallon insulated stainless steel jug - we fill all of these before we go, giving us 2 days of drinking water. Saves $$$ and plastic compared to buying spring water all the time.

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@sueinmn, what people drink on the plane?

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what about the Lifestraw pitcher

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@irenea8

Wondering if this filters out MAC? I saw the discussion link on it . Do people boil the water first or just from the tap? I’m using spring water but dislike all the plastic jugs. I have no interest in a filtration system. Thanks for any information ( still new and trying to navigate the site)🤪

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@irenea8

Wondering if this filters out MAC? I saw the discussion link on it . Do people boil the water first or just from the tap? I’m using spring water but dislike all the plastic jugs. I have no interest in a filtration system. Thanks for any information ( still new and trying to navigate the site)🤪

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@galec
Yes it filters it. Tap water is used with it but and Boil would be double the work but you could do that. My spring water comes in 5 gallon glass bottles. I have not been filtering it as yet. I just drink it.

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@galec
Yes it filters it. Tap water is used with it but and Boil would be double the work but you could do that. My spring water comes in 5 gallon glass bottles. I have not been filtering it as yet. I just drink it.

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@irenea8 Is it something you use daily and drink the tap water or do you just drink the spring water?

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@irenea8 Is it something you use daily and drink the tap water or do you just drink the spring water?

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@galec
just the spring water so far

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@galec
Yes it filters it. Tap water is used with it but and Boil would be double the work but you could do that. My spring water comes in 5 gallon glass bottles. I have not been filtering it as yet. I just drink it.

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@irenea8 what spring water comes in 5 gallon glass bottles? I am intrigued by the glass container ...

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