Water Filters
Reviews of water filters.
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DIY Sawyer Gravity Filter
One of the challenges of a group paddling trip is treating enough water for everyone. According to the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine you need about 3.7 liters of fluids a day for each man and 2.7 liters for each women. For my family, that’s around two gallons to three gallons of water a day. To meet the need, we’ve been using a DIY Sawyer gravity filter system. I’ve experimented with it over the last several years and think that I’ve finally found the right combination of gear to make it work for us. Note: I’ve updated my system. Read my DIY Gravity Water Filter System article…
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Katadyn BeFree Water Filtration System Review
Over the last few years, I haven’t been paying attention to new products in the outdoor industry (instead I’ve been remodeling a fixer upper that we bought). When I was recently redoing my kitchen kit, I ran across a new water filter by Katadyn. The Katadyn BeFree Water Filtration System looked like an ideal filter that took everything good about the Sawyer Mini and shrunk it even more. I decided to pick one up and test it out. This is my review. I used the Katadyn BeFree on a five-day trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. There were three of us on the trip and we filtered over…
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Sawyer MINI Filter Preview
Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to review Sawyer’s Squeeze Filter (see: Sawyer Squeeze Filter Review). The summary of that review was that I loved it. It completely revolutionized the way I filter water, because I no longer have to pump. Since then, Sawyer has been working on a new water filter called the Sawyer Mini Filter, and I’m going to review it during the next month. Here’s a note I got in my email the other day: A 0.1 micron absolute filter, that weighs 2 ounces, is rated up to 100,000 gallons and costs $20???? You might think we’re crazy but we’re not (well maybe just a little…
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Sawyer Squeeze Filter and Fast Fill Adapter for Hydration Packs Review
I’m always looking for a better way to filter water in the bush, and I’ve tried it all. I started with iodine pills, bought various pumps, tried electronic filters, tried hanging filters, chemicals and boiling. I didn’t think that there was anything that I hadn’t tried until I saw Sawyer Squeeze Water Filter System. When offered, I jumped at the chance to review the filter and the Fast Fill Adapter for Hydration Packs, and I couldn’t believe my luck that it was offered just as I was about to buy one. First, I’ll put my biases out there. I used to sell Sawyer’s products when I worked in retail, and…
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