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In the morning on day 1 of my multi-day hike I opened up a one liter plastic bottle of water and drank half the contents. I stored the bottle in a loop on the outside of my pack and promptly forgot...
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System
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2020-04-17T22:57:29Z (over 4 years ago)
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Lumberjack
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2020-04-17T22:57:29Z (over 4 years ago)
<p>In the morning on day 1 of my multi-day hike I opened up a one liter plastic bottle of water and drank half the contents. I stored the bottle in a loop on the outside of my pack and promptly forgot about it. A number of days later, sweating and thirsty I remembered the water bottle, but I worried that I might get an upset stomach if I drank the water.</p> <p>Was I right to be worried? </p> <h2>How long can I trust the purity of water in a water bottle after it has been opened and exposed to a person's mouth?</h2>