water filter question

[Jacob Chapman]

I have no idea what I'm doing, and thd people at REI & Schnee's arent much help either.

Looking @ the Sawyer filter and Platypus reservoir. Is there a way that i can fill up the sawyer bag, and squeeze that right into my reservoir?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, never done this before

 

[Bmcox86]

The sawyer bag that comes with the filter? Sawyer makes an adapter that goes on the hose of a hydration bladder. Got mine at cabelas. Filtered over 200 ounces last scouting trip this way. Works well. If you have the 32 or 64oz sawyer bottles you can rig it up to hang in camp and filter why you do other stuff.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Sawy...eeze+adapter&WTz_l=Header;Search-All+Products

 

[Bmcox86]

That's the wrong link. I got this one, It's made for the standard squeeze but I use it with the mini and it works fine.

http://sawyer.com/products/sawyer-fast-fill-hydration-pack-adapters/

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Sawy...2&Ntt=Sawyer&WTz_l=Header;Search-All+Products

 

[Hunt'nFish]

Set up the Sawyer Mini as a gravity system at base camp or inline on bladder for field use.
Add a QD connector here & there and you can make re-configuring super easy.
Look here: http://www.rokslide.com/forums/showthread.php?17945

But, YES, if you want to squeeze it into a Platy bag you may. Hard way IMO though.
Hunt'nFish

Brad, posted a great pic in Post #25 in the thread. Here it is:

 

[MT_Wyatt]

I have no idea what I'm doing, and thd people at REI & Schnee's arent much help either.

Looking @ the Sawyer filter and Platypus reservoir. Is there a way that i can fill up the sawyer bag, and squeeze that right into my reservoir?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, never done this before

I would say just squeeze into the top of an open reservoir if you only have 1.....BUT:

I've been using squeeze bags and the mini to fill my platy big zip reservoir. ....I've been disconnecting the bladder from drinking hose and pulling it out of my backpack, filling through the top. What a pain. Dumped half my bladder on accident, which sucks after you squeeze filtered water into it.
This is a cheap way to do it, just be aware it can be a total PITA in the middle of your hunt.
I tried the quick disconnect kit from sawyer to full through the drinking tube...but it was made for the squeeze filter, not the mini.

The gravity system looks slick, thanks for posting that.

 

[MT_Wyatt]

That's the wrong link. I got this one, It's made for the standard squeeze but I use it with the mini and it works

I couldn't get this to work with mine? Since the mini only threads onto the raw water end? What are you doing to make it work?
Thanks!

 

[marc]

I just dump water into the bladder and have a mini inline and filter it as I drink it. Works great.

 

[Bmcox86]

I couldn't get this to work with mine? Since the mini only threads onto the raw water end? What are you doing to make it work?
Thanks!

I just push the exit end into the little hose that's supposed screw on to the bigger one and it still fills it fine. Not a perfect seal but it works fine for me.