Disaster prepping is mainstream again

Re:Disaster prepping is mainstream again by MikeKusold on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @01:39PM (#25061337)

You’ve haven’t used those much then. Pumping water in the backcountry is a giant PITA. Even the clearest mountain stream ends up clogging the filters after a few liters and require you to back flush them. We despise using them and will often just boil unpurified water for our dinners.

Sawyer filters tend to be our favorite. Although if you only want to do a Nalgene amount of water and don’t mind some grit, then Steripens are a good option too.

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Re:Disaster prepping is mainstream again by RandallBrown on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @06:49PM (#25064433)

My experience is quite different from yours with regards to clogging.

I used a Sawyer Squeeze daily for 4 months and probably only backflushed it 2 or 3 times. It definitely slowed down, but nowhere close to the amount of time it takes to boil water and wait for it to cool down.

The Katadyn Befree is my favorite right now because it's lighter with a considerably faster flow than the Squeeze. Some reviews from thru-hikers say it clogs faster than the Squeeze but I haven't had any issues so far. (Haven't thru-hiked with it yet though...)

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Re:Disaster prepping is mainstream again by ruffrey on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @02:13PM (#25061760)

Whole heartedly agree. A gravity system is highly recommended if people go the water filter route.

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Re:Disaster prepping is mainstream again by germinalphrase on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @05:56PM (#25064015)

Second voice for the Gravity filter. Only way to go if you want liters of water at a time.

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