Honestly it messed with the flow more than anything. Had to brake way earlier for some corners, which threw off the whole rhythm. Just felt like driving in a tighter box all day.

Sign up for this cult" sounds like a joke, but I've seen people get sucked into some weird stuff. Best to just avoid the whole scene.

Heard a tech say the same thing about his thermal camera last week.

Yeah, iodine tabs are a solid backup, but @emery879 is right about the wait time. They need that full thirty minutes in cold water to actually work, otherwise you're just drinking bad water with a chemical taste. Chlorine dioxide is faster, but honestly, a few Aquatabs are cheaper and still beat a cracked filter.

Tell me you didn't have to finish a forge weld in a vise without telling me. That sounds like a special kind of long night. Honestly, I'd be looking at the gas jet and mixer tube first, they love to clog up right when you need them most. A lot of the fancy designs fail because they're too clever by half. My old straight pipe burner with a good needle valve has never left me hanging, even if it sounds like a jet engine. Sometimes the simple fix is just cleaning the thing you already have.