Who drinks wild water on tour?
I've been going on camping trips where I have trouble keeping enough water handy. It may take me a couple hours of riding to reach my campsite. I start that process with five water bottles and five more in a collapsible container. By the time I exit the forest the next morning and get back to my water stop, I might have a couple bottles left.
That's all manageable but it doesn't leave me enough time for exploring in the forest. This weekend I reached my campsite just after noon and would like to go hiking or ride some of the trails. But I have to conserve effort so I don't need too much water.
I've never learned to treat wild water but there's plenty of it in the forest. The forest is a water shed for the Atlanta area and hosts the Etowah River and the Amicalola Creek.
Who treats water on your tours? What equipment or tablets do you carry? How concerned do I need to be about what's upstream?