Water Purification Bottle

[gc4279]

These are pretty nice if you don't want to carry the wieght of a filter pump. I boil all my water for food anyhow and carry a couple of these bottles for drinking water. I can just pull it from my pack and dip it in a stream and drink. There are better ones out there but you can't beat the $10 price. Replacement filters cost more than $10. I bought 2 because the shippng is $6 bucks either way.

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[spectr17]

$10 is a low price but it doesn't say if it filters Amoebic Dysentery it ain't no fun.

[Land Cruiser]

Another vote for micro filter here! I've seen what unfiltered water can do and it wasn't pretty. If you want to reduce wait that much - use katadyn tablets and be safe:)

BTW, Katadyn Hiker is not that heavy either.

[in2blacktail]

Filter here.
When I accend as far I as I have to to refill water everyday from below whatever mountain were on. I am taking several liters back up the hill. Enough for dinner, breakfast oatmeal, instant coffee, and want enough there to keep my supported during the glassing hours as we put the bucks to bed. Regrettably the bottle would not hold enough for my needs pretty cool idea though.
I wonder as you pull the water from bottle, how fast the bottle filters it and if the output can keep up with the demand.

[SierraFool]

I wouldnt trust it.... its not worth Giardia, I believe I picked up some type of bacteria last year from a " pure mountain stream" I was out of water and did not have a filter. I still have symtoms http://www.jesseshunting.com/forums/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/afraid_face.gif

[Backcountry]

On a high sierra trip, that bottle wouldn&#39;t be able to keep up with the amount of water I need to drink. Not worth it&#39;s weight in my opinion.

[Lan-Lord]

I have a Katadyn filter bottle. It filters against giardia and viruses. So far no problems using it. It is a little more than the one you listed ($50). Its nice to be able to do a quick refill.

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[spectr17]

We&#39;ve got the Sawyer bottles with the filters and just the filters to put inline in a hose in the store here.

I&#39;ve got a Katadyn pump that I like for a camp setting. It&#39;s kinda spendy but it cranks out the water when you need lots of it.

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[Schoettgen]

I had one of those but IMO it sucked. I thought it would be better than pumping water all the time but it didn&#39;t last long at all. I do not consider them very reliable. I normally carry a PUR filter pump, and other then changing a filter once and a while, cleaning it and lubing the o rings it has lasted a good 10 years. Prior to that I used Iodine tablets, and they seemed to work fine. That is until I started hunting in beaver rich environments. Got Giardia the first year, happened again the next year and since then I have taken extra time to pump and boil and have yet to have another problem. You just need to be carfull, 1 oocyst can give you giardia. I it also not a bad idea to carry flagyl with you on long pack trips just in case. It will normally kill the symtoms in only one or to doses. The only trouble is you need a prescription so talk to your doctor.

[Backcountry]

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I&#39;ve got a Katadyn pump that I like for a camp setting. It&#39;s kinda spendy but it cranks out the water when you need lots of it.[/b]
Yep, Katadyn Pro-Hiker pump for me too... I&#39;ve owned most of them (MSR, Sweetwater, iodine pills, etc...) and the Katadyn is the best balance of weight, ease-of-use, and stroke volume (which by the way is outstanding). We worth the $50 or $60 I paid for it.

[easymoney]

Forget the cutsey bottle, you will consume more water than it an handle. Those are OK for short hikes near water supplies. But, for back in the bush you will need at least two qts of water just hiking with a pack, then one qt minimum to make dinner, that&#39;s not counting general drinking water...

[pschultheis]

I plan on carrying a 90oz bladder in my pack and a bottle for backup inclase the bladder were to leak or something. With that in mind I plan on using a pump to fill these hopefully daily. Some of the manufactures suggest using the iodine tabs alone with the pump for viruses. Is that really necessary in the high Sierra&#39;s.

Thanks Paul

[2rocky]

My Feeling on the addition of Iodine to filtered water is that I&#39;d do it in Mexico or Central America. A filter will take care of Giardia and Cryptosporidium. Those two little protozoa are the main concern in the mountains.

I can&#39;t think of any viruses that would be a concern.....

[Orygun]

My little PUR Hiker (now Katadyn?) has done a yeoman&#39;s work for me since 96.

Just be sure to dry out the filters completely after each trip. Or you&#39;ll have a nasty mold taste on the next one. I went over my budget at the time I bought it but haven&#39;t regretted it one bit. Aside from giving safe water your only limited by how much you feel like pumping. It&#39;s amazing how less tired you are and how much more you can concentrate on the hunt when your not thirsty or getting intense stomach cramps.

Get the Katadyn. If our gonna skimp, skimp on the bottles. A lot of times I&#39;ll just carry some Gatorade in and reuse the bottles. They work fine.

[Gyopo]

I could be wrong, but I think to get rid of the Giardia and other goonies one needs a purifier.
Filters get a lot of stuff out, but one needs a purifier for the really fine stuff.