Texsox Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1329217643 Yikes! I should have known. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 oh my!!! well, glad I dont travel much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 I use to, and internationally. Those are decent, well known hotels. I use to think how cheap, plastic glasses. Now I'll be looking for those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Gleason Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 I'm never leaving my house again. You just can't trust anything to be clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Jan 10, 2008 -> 11:13 AM) I'm never leaving my house again. You just can't trust anything to be clean. try bringing a black light into a hotel room and run it over the bed sheets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Gleason Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Jan 10, 2008 -> 12:05 PM) try bringing a black light into a hotel room and run it over the bed sheets We usually try and bring out own blankets and pillows. We saw the 20/20 episode a few years ago and know about that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 A little too much DNA on that bedding? I laugh when people ask me how you stay clean while backpacking for a few days. I'll take my own DNA filled sleeping bag to hotel sheets anyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 QUOTE(Texsox @ Jan 10, 2008 -> 01:50 PM) A little too much DNA on that bedding? I laugh when people ask me how you stay clean while backpacking for a few days. I'll take my own DNA filled sleeping bag to hotel sheets anyday. I travel on business almost every week. I'm staying at a hotel this week in fact. I try to pretend I don't know about these things, but I do. And I agree Tex, in a way, I feel cleaning spending time in the woods than I do in hotels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 At least in the woods, I'd have poured some boiling water onto those glasses (nalgene). Knock on wood, I've never experienced gastric problems while backpacking. We're very careful about cleaning. Imagine staying at a decent hotel and being subjected to worst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 QUOTE(Texsox @ Jan 10, 2008 -> 01:55 PM) At least in the woods, I'd have poured some boiling water onto those glasses (nalgene). Knock on wood, I've never experienced gastric problems while backpacking. We're very careful about cleaning. Imagine staying at a decent hotel and being subjected to worst. We got caught at very high altitude in Colorado one summer when the water filters both broke or clogged beyond repair. We eventually ran out of iodine, so we resorted to boiling. Except, at 13,000 feet, the boiling temp isn't high enough. 4 of us got Giardia - thankfully after we were out of the woods. Not fun, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanOfCorn Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 10, 2008 -> 01:06 PM) We got caught at very high altitude in Colorado one summer when the water filters both broke or clogged beyond repair. We eventually ran out of iodine, so we resorted to boiling. Except, at 13,000 feet, the boiling temp isn't high enough. 4 of us got Giardia - thankfully after we were out of the woods. Not fun, though. Out of the woods...I get it!!! Not enough leaves in the forest for for that, is there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 10, 2008 -> 01:06 PM) We got caught at very high altitude in Colorado one summer when the water filters both broke or clogged beyond repair. We eventually ran out of iodine, so we resorted to boiling. Except, at 13,000 feet, the boiling temp isn't high enough. 4 of us got Giardia - thankfully after we were out of the woods. Not fun, though. yikes. I remember the Backpacker article a couple years ago that tested water around the country and found very little incidences of Giardia, bummer you found a spot. Which filter are you using? I keep thinking I should update my 6 year old Pur, but it keeps working and working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 QUOTE(Texsox @ Jan 10, 2008 -> 02:26 PM) yikes. I remember the Backpacker article a couple years ago that tested water around the country and found very little incidences of Giardia, bummer you found a spot. Which filter are you using? I keep thinking I should update my 6 year old Pur, but it keeps working and working. One of them, the element was old and got super-clogged, and just couldn't be cleaned enough to work well. The other, a part broke (and it was a fairly new one!). Colorado's high country is afoul with giardia - one of the worst areas for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChWRoCk2 Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Hmmm, and I would make fun of my parents for bringing along cups on vacation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 10, 2008 -> 02:12 PM) One of them, the element was old and got super-clogged, and just couldn't be cleaned enough to work well. The other, a part broke (and it was a fairly new one!). Colorado's high country is afoul with giardia - one of the worst areas for it. I was packing coffee filters and tying them onto my inlet. Slowed down the draw rate, but seemed to save my prefilter and thus my main filter. When I bought my Pur, I was mostly working with 12 and 13 year olds and the beefier handle seemed more durable than the MSR lever configuration. I understand the MSR pumps easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 QUOTE(ChWRoCk2 @ Jan 10, 2008 -> 02:17 PM) Hmmm, and I would make fun of my parents for bringing along cups on vacation. Dad playing football? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 At the hotel I work at: #1 We use plastic cups sealed in plastic bags. #2 We don't use bedspreads on the beds anymore; we use duvet covers that are washed every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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