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Water, the most basic ingredient needed for life and something someone one can not simply do without, but when camping how safe is to actually drink water you find in a river, well, lake, or stream. I wouldn't recommend it. Even if the water appears clean the danger lurks in the bacteria that are in the water. Drinking this water contaminated with bacteria can get you very sick and cause bad stomach pains, diarrhea or worse. It's best not to drink water but to clean it first (which is very easy should you have the right tools). There are a lot of nasty bacteria that dwell lakes, rivers, st...