Water Filters?

[Mike Islander]

I use the Squeeze as a gravity filter, as does everyone I know that has one. So I think you'll get a screwed result.

 

[Stubborn_bowhunter]

I use a squeeze, but going to a bigger bladder and using it as a gravity for my upcoming hunt

 

[dirtytough]

Are you saying the Steripen was the only method that effectively treated the water? My understanding is if the Steripen is used on cloudy water or water with foreign particles in it, it is not effective. Plus I wonder what the relationship is between battery power and effectiveness.

He pulled water from a beaver pond. Sent it in and got it tested. It had giardia of course. He used different filters and the Steripen. He sent in the filtered water to test and the water treated with the Steripen was the best.

That’s from memory and it was just a little blip on the podcast. Supposedly he has talked about it before.

 

[lvtuna]

I use the Squeeze. Even with 3 to 4 people. Thinking of using it in gravity mode.

 

[eLightfoot]

Katadyn Pocket. between me and 5 guys i hunt with we've abused most of the top ones on the market. For pumping large quantities of dirty, stagnant water..... the Pocket is the only one that has not yet failed in the field.

 

[gexpro]

I've used the katadyn be-free 3L bladder/gravity filter with good luck. However during colder weather hunts the filter froze. I am not really big on wanting to sleep with a bunch of gear to keep it functional, so I decided to go with a steripen this year. The water in the areas I hunt typically involve some sort of flowing creek or stream, so I have confidence the steripen will be a good route for me.

 

[Vandy321]

Katadyn hiker pro + pills when its really nasty or if I accidently let the filter freeze.

 

[Laned]

Hydroblu Versaflow with a 10L dirty water reservoir (whole thing is 11 oz.) if the temps are going to stay above freezing (can't let a gravity filter freeze). Katadyn Hiker Pro otherwise. But, I always keep purification tablets in my emergency kit.

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[Mighty Mouse]

Katadyn Hiker Pro + Aquamira drops

 

[Jardo]

I switched from a sawyer to a katadyn hiker and I also keep the chlorine tablets handy. Before I had a filter, I just used the tablets and never had a problem with taste or small particles.

I find the pump to be much more convenient for small water sources where filling the sawyer bags is impractical.

Then there's the old lifestraw. That thing works great... if you can pull a golf ball through a garden hose.

Stay away from the life straw. I know a guy who works for a municipal water supply and he said their technology is unreliable and he would never trust it.


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[AndyB]

Sawyer squeeze with an adaptor that's swaps with my bite valve for filling the bladder in my pack, paired with a vecto 2 ltr water container from cnoc outdoors for easier filling than the supplied squeeze bag.

 

[hikenhunt]

Sawyer Squeeze and micro pur tablets as a backup.

This is exactly what I do for a 3L bladder. Depending on the scarcity of water will determine the number of bags I bring.

 

[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

I use my hunting partners sawyer squeeze the most but also bring a steripen and tabs for backup and to prevent cross contamination.

 

[ZGreen]

Sawyer squeeze for the past couple years, really like them!

 

[Ryan Avery]

Let's go, people, we have 40,000+ members and 110 people have voted. Do you not filter?? HAHA

 

[Block]

MSR trailshot + SteriPen

 

[Team4LongGun]

Our group of 6 guys last year, 5 had the squeeze style. After a week of submerging their fingers in literal ice water, to slow fill a tiny opening cap, then with cold hands squeeze same ice water into another container, they have switched to a different way.
I use the CNOC 2L bags which have a full opening top and gravity feed it (hang from tree) while I do another camp chore

 

[kylem]

I've been using the steripen for the last 2-3 seasons and absolutely love it. Now if I hunted somewhere with less clear, flowing water that might be a different story.

 

[Mikedlaw]

I didn't vote because it only lets me pick one. I use different option depending on the situation. Summer and early season I usually use a Sawyer squeeze. Late season I use a Steripen if there's a chance of freezing. I always have tablets with me for backup and sometimes I just use those.

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[Randle]

Aquamra frontier pro and tabs for me, been using this for years, I did just pick up a befree for this year as a back up and another container