Lightest Water System so far...

[lifeisgoodsteve]

Hi All,

After trying a number of different things, I was very happy with my water purifying setup this year for saving weight, space and effectiveness.

During archery I use a bladder but would carry a nalgene for using to purify water with the steripen. The nalgene seemed like redundant weight just for purifying, so I decided to carry a slightly larger titanium pot for making lunch and dinner, which I could use for purifying water. It would get to boiling anyways, to kill off any germs so worked great and a miniscule weight increase over the smaller pot. Also it could boil water for two guys.

With the super long days and coming back after dark I found I prefered to eat my cooked meal in later afternoon or even two cooked meals a day, rather than when I return after dark. When hunting with a buddy, we can split up who carries the stove/pot and who carries game bags etc..

In case anyone else uses a steripen and a bladder, thought it might be something you could try.

Happy New Year!

S

 

[Wrench]

I had a steripen bulb puke on me rendering it useless. I will rock the sawyer squeeze with aqua mira drops as a backup....hiking out with crap running down my leg to save 3 grams isn't worth it.

 

[justinspicher]

I’ve never used a steripen, mostly used a sawyer, then switched to a platypus gravity system. Now I am using a hydrapak bladder and filter and it’s pretty rad.

 

[R boar]

I just drink the water

 

[mtwarden]

I have two steripens, they were great when they worked

Now I carry only tabs (Potable Aqua)—the ultimate lightweight and hassle free use purification— no electronics to fail and nothing to clog

 

[Wrench]

I have two steripens, they were great when they worked

Now I carry only tabs (Potable Aqua)—the ultimate lightweight and hassle free use purification— no electronics to fail and nothing to clog

Have you ever tried the drops? I don't care for iodine tabs but actually like the bit of acid flavor the drops add to water.

 

[Scoutfan]

The aqua tabs are nothing like the old school iodine tabs. I second them as all you really need. Only down side is the ones I use take 2 hours before they are ready to drink. Never been an issue though.

 

[mtwarden]

Have you ever tried the drops? I don't care for iodine tabs but actually like the bit of acid flavor the drops add to water.

Yeah not the old iodine pills, Chlorine Dioxide—effective on bacteria, viruses, cysts—including Crypto which many other tabs aren't

 

[S.Clancy]

Yeah not the old iodine pills, Chlorine Dioxide—effective on bacteria, viruses, cysts—including Crypto which many other tabs aren't

I doubt they are effective on crypto or giardia cysts. They can deal with extremely high concentrations of chlorine, iodine, etc. Higher than anyone would be able to drink.

There are 2 effective treatments for giardia/crypto cysts; filtration at a pore size smaller than the cyst size and UV treatment.

Iodine/chlorine are for viruses and bacteria.

 

[mtwarden]

CL is not overly effective with cysts, CL O2 is