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PERSONAL READINESS => Bug-Out Bag and Camping gear => Topic started by: Flyin6 on March 07, 2019, 12:20:49 PM

Title: What's a good, lightweight, portable water purifier
Post by: Flyin6 on March 07, 2019, 12:20:49 PM: I am looking for a good hand or foot pump type water filter to pump out of ponds and streams to fill 5 gal water jugs.

Who has experience with these...Recommendations?
Title: Re: What's a good, lightweight, portable water purifier
Post by: EL TATE on March 07, 2019, 01:26:10 PM: I am a HUGE fan of the Katadyn line. https://www.amazon.com/Katadyn-Technology-Microfilter-Backpacking-Preparedness/dp/B000KUVVY4/ref=sr_1_5?hvadid=178134554533&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9033348&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=157215968819148854&hvtargid=aud-649564993678%3Akwd-105364996&keywords=katadyn+water+filter&qid=1551983081&s=gateway&sr=8-5&tag=googhydr-20 mine doesn't look like that one, but I have used it and works great. mine is the $360 big brother version that I've had since 2001, and still running strong. https://www.amazon.com/Katadyn-Pocket-Microfilter/dp/B0007U00YE/ref=sr_1_15?hvadid=178134554533&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9033348&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=157215968819148854&hvtargid=aud-649564993678%3Akwd-105364996&keywords=katadyn%2Bwater%2Bfilter&qid=1551983146&s=gateway&sr=8-15&tag=googhydr-20&th=1&psc=1
Title: Re: What's a good, lightweight, portable water purifier
Post by: Sammconn on March 07, 2019, 01:50:56 PM: I’ll second that brand. Have not used that big. Have used smaller ones.

For in a pocket of a BOB I have lifestraws.
1” diameter, 10” long. Literally a straw.
But not a volume producer.
Title: Re: What's a good, lightweight, portable water purifier
Post by: Flyin6 on March 07, 2019, 07:11:07 PM: I've had life straws for years.

I was looking for something more on an industrial scale like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Lifesaver-Filtration-Purifier-Emergency-Backpacking/dp/B07NZZYY5F/ref=pd_sbs_468_1/147-0529003-8659043?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07NZZYY5F&pd_rd_r=5c80fd19-4135-11e9-870e-afb0e07225f8&pd_rd_w=r1oIN&pd_rd_wg=dkOUr&pf_rd_p=588939de-d3f8-42f1-a3d8-d556eae5797d&pf_rd_r=PG1J4ZE6DABHM2GPWDQX&refRID=PG1J4ZE6DABHM2GPWDQX
Title: Re: What's a good, lightweight, portable water purifier
Post by: TexasRedNeck on March 07, 2019, 07:43:26 PM: I like MSR for camping hiking and filtration supplies

https://www.backcountry.com/msr-miniworks-ex-ceramic-water-filter?CMP_SKU=CAS0479&MER=0406&skid=CAS0479-CE-ONSI&mr:trackingCode=5B75BA7F-8F66-E311-9C6B-BC305BF82376&mr:referralID=NA&mr:device=c&mr:adType=pa&mr:ad=77515630507621&mr:filter=4581115202619215&msclkid=370529f22a5e11ffae5e757390193718&CMP_ID=PLA_BNmyDeviceIndicator=c001&utm_source=Bing&utm_medium=PLA&k_clickid=adc4b02a-4508-46f3-8318-920bc925df43&rmatt=tsid:1042798|cid:350563135|agid:1240249236309710|tid:pla-4581115202619215|prd:CAS0479-CE-ONSI|crid:77515630507621|nw:search|dvc:c|st:backpack%20water%20filter|mt:be
Title: Re: What's a good, lightweight, portable water purifier
Post by: wyorunner on March 07, 2019, 09:23:38 PM: Sawyer is my personal go to, inexpensive and have been running them for years. And they also are tested to filter out better than a large quantity of the others on the market.

https://sawyer.com

I’ve got an extra if you want me to send it out. If bought in four packs on sale, they end up only being about 12$ a piece. So I have a few...
Title: Re: What's a good, lightweight, portable water purifier
Post by: Nate on March 07, 2019, 09:36:03 PM: don, can you give us a little more reasoning behind wanting such a large water filtration?

is it to go on the burb (ravin8) or ????
Title: Re: What's a good, lightweight, portable water purifier
Post by: Flyin6 on March 08, 2019, 10:58:46 AM: Quote from: Nate on March 07, 2019, 09:36:03 PM
don, can you give us a little more reasoning behind wanting such a large water filtration?

is it to go on the burb (ravin8) or ????
Yea, Nate...Fitting it to Ravin8

Will supply drinking and personal hygiene water and that used to wash dishes

Mostly, I just want to create work for the prerangers going to/from the water source carrying heavy 5 gal jugs...Training...