There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
I realize giardia can be found anywhere in varying amounts, have heard that 90 % don't get sick but believe that's in lower concentrations. It would be helpful to see data or at least anecdotes, any of yougotten sick? Where and what conditions? Did you use a filter? Thanks.
I wouldn't generally recommend it for most people/situations, but there are still some times here in the PNW that I drink straight from the source - almost exclusively at higher altitude where the spring is coming right out of the rock. Almost all of the water sources I draw from are pretty low risk (especially for crypto), so my go-to system for UL backpacking trips is usually Micro-pur tabs. Taste really isn't a problem for me.