JohnM wrote:But now for most of my walking I've switched to a steripen. unless the water is really murky, it's perfect. Zero effort, small, lightweight, 90 secs per litre with no pumping. Downside is batteries, upside is no cleaning of filter necessary. Great for alpine creeks where the water is clear. I've got a pre-filter for it, but hardly ever need it.
It's good for traveling to countries where you're not sure of the tap water. Often gets a workout in hotel rooms for brushing teeth.
russ752 wrote:Aquamira, never let me down during a Through hike of the AT this year, and only 2 oz and $15.
Phillipsart wrote:russ752 wrote:Aquamira, never let me down during a Through hike of the AT this year, and only 2 oz and $15.
where can you purchase this? I've only seen them available for sale at the USA, freight over 40.00
downunderhang wrote:I've just ordered a Sawyer Squeeze filter after reading great reviews on it. It is a fairly recent addition to their range that seems to be a variant on their gravity filter. It's only about 85grams and comes with a million gallon guarantee. Fits all my criteria - lightweight, simple to use, minimal maintenance. Planning to give it a field test over Christmas so I'll try to give some feedback then. That's assuming it arrives before then
downunderhang wrote:I've just ordered a Sawyer Squeeze filter after reading great reviews on it. It is a fairly recent addition to their range that seems to be a variant on their gravity filter. It's only about 85grams and comes with a million gallon guarantee. Fits all my criteria - lightweight, simple to use, minimal maintenance. Planning to give it a field test over Christmas so I'll try to give some feedback then. That's assuming it arrives before then
Phillipsart wrote:The sawyer squeeze i've read reports on the bags that's supplied to be of low quality, many have had the bags bust during use out in the field, some have upgraded the bags.
Aushiker wrote:Phillipsart wrote:The sawyer squeeze i've read reports on the bags that's supplied to be of low quality, many have had the bags bust during use out in the field, some have upgraded the bags.
Do you have any links to discussions of this? I didn't find much evidence of concerns with the Squeeze in my research.
Andrew
Phillipsart wrote:The sawyer squeeze i've read reports on the bags that's supplied to be of low quality, many have had the bags bust during use out in the field, some have upgraded the bags.
JoshT wrote:... the water might be dodgy as the filter can't get viruses out.
bernieq wrote:1. no water-borne viruses in Australian water so it’s not a problem here 2. viruses are not filtered out by any portable filter system – viruses are too small (a sufficiently small pore size to exclude viruses would require unachievable pressure in the field).
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