[pct-l] Water treatment

[Jim Eagleton]

I would be very carefull about counting on the new MSR Hyperflow sic.  It plugged on me in New Mexico in less than a week.  I spent 20 - 30 minutes in each town backflushing the unit.  
 
I fought with it all summer, typically it would start off at 2 minutes per liter and slow down to more than 3 minutes per liter before the next town.  I guess it lasted all summer, but I mostly used chemicals, boiling untreated dinner water, extra lugging from town (and other potable sources) and hope (no treatment).  
 
I would think the gravity system would even be worse.   
 
A couple people at REI had mixed but slightly better results.  So, they replaced my filter, and I will try to keep it from getting plugged by backflushing more frequently.  I don't know if REI did me a favor.  We will see next season.  
 
Rambler> Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:48:12 -0800> From: robert at engravingpros.com> To: pct-l at backcountry.net; seanpct75 at gmail.com> Subject: [pct-l] Water treatment> > > I am wondering if anyone can recommend a> > good water filter/pump>  > It looks like the new MSR or Platypus gravity filter is the> way to go for the latest and greatest. I assume they both> use the same technology as both are owned by the> same parent company.>  > Robert > _______________________________________________> Pct-l mailing list> Pct-l at backcountry.net> http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l