Water Filters?

[bsnedeker]

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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Agreed. I use a squeeze filter if I know I'll have lots of available water that is easily accessible. I take my Katadyn pump if I'm not familiar with the area or if I'm dealing with small seeps where getting a bagful of water will be difficult. I'm not man enough for a steripen...don't like floaties in my water!

 

[calvb1]

Sawyer is great for the size and weight, even day hikes I just toss it in my pocket.
Always have a few iodine tablets in the 'sh*t hits the fan' pouch, but theyve been in there so long its probably become one big tablet!

 

[Sccritterkiller]

Stripen is my go to...I carry a squeeze for back up and for questionable water sources that aren't clear.

 

[CO-AJ]

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.

Interesting. Ill have to look for it.

 

[GKWMontana]

Platypus gravity works.

 

[Montana Craig]

Another vote for Sawyer squeeze with half gallon bags. It takes up very little room and is light. I've been using it for 6 years and never had it clog but with living in western Montana I filter clear clean water.

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[fwafwow]

Sawyer Squeeze and micro pur tablets as a backup.

+1 to this, or to add the tablets when the water is pretty gross or I'm concerned I wasn't careful enough with the handling.

 

[ID_Matt]

I used the sawyer squeeze type for a while and loved that I could fill up a few bags for filtering later but got sick of how slow it was. Tried to backflush but maybe I wasn't doing it right. Now I primarily use a katadyn hiker pro. Worth the extra weight to me for how fast it is. Lately I bring the katadyn and a msr trail shot. Leave the katadyn at the tent and take the trail shot during the day. Trailshot has failed me twice. The end cap broke on 1 occasion and made the filter useless, and another time it completely clogged to where it wouldn't move any water. Watched every video on youtube to try and fix it but ended up just throwing it away.

 

[MThuntr]

Currently using a combination of either of Sawyer filter or Katadyn BeFree.

On solo trips with lots of clean water I've been happy with the smaller BeFree setup. I may have an issue where water is scarce and I can't get the little bag full without getting debris in it.

 

[cacklercrazy]

Sawyer mini and geo press.

Do you run the mini on your blade? Thought about putting it there on the line.

 

[Scoutfarm]

Sawyer squeeze, and an epic filter in my nalgene.

 

[Hugemclarge]

Sawyer mini and tabs for backup

 

[jdmaxwell]

Katadyn hiker

 

[Artanis95]

Do you run the mini on your blade? Thought about putting it there on the line.

Not at this time where I'm packing in I don't haul a bladder there's a stream every couple hundred yards it's mainly as a backup, I carry one bottle and the geo press which is a self contained filter and bottle in one and it's the fastest filter I've ever used it'll do a litre in a few seconds so even if I have my 3 litre bladder it takes all of two minutes and I'm rolling again.

 

[tdhanses]

I usually use a sawyer, what’s everyone using when the temps are in the single digits?

 

[DigDug]

MSR ceramic pump when I know it won't freeze.

 

[Artanis95]

I usually use a sawyer, what’s everyone using when the temps are in the single digits?

Jet boil and a steri pen.

 

[Raj patel]

MSR sweet water here.

 

[Taskerific]

Platypus gravity system. Only one I’ve used. It’s easy to use.

 

[andrew123]

MSR gravityworks. Awesome for any kind of group setting.