[pct-l] Sawyer Squeeze

[Sir Mixalot]

2 liter soda bottles and Lipton Tea bottles work in a pinch.

On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 11:36 AM, Christopher Sussman <
chris.sussman at gmail.com> wrote:

> Agree with Yogi on the Sawyer Squeeze. Bags are crap. We broke all Sawyer
> bags, but i would say that we also broke a Platypus and two Evernew
> bladders so I think the unit is rough on bladders in general. One must be
> patient and I do think Sawyer is right that you can't Squeeze too hard (I
> know, lame, considering the name of the unit!). That is, unless, someone
> comes up with a reservoir that is more "squeeze proof." I would also
> emphasize that back flushing frequently is pretty critical. We gave up on
> the Squeeze at Manmoth Lakes on our PCT thru and had our Steripen Classic
> shipped to us. I guess I could be labelled as lazy, but we were just tired
> of squeezing and the Steripen has been wonderful -- I think their
> reliability has improved over the last few year and we find we can go about
> 3 to 4 weeks on 4 AA lithiums with two people.  Cheers.
>
> -Shivers
> alongerwalk.tumblr.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net[mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
>
> On Behalf Of John Abela
>
> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 2:53 PM
>
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
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> Subject: [pct-l] PCT Sawyer Squeeze Feedback
>
>
> Hey All,
>
>
> Do any of you hikers on the trail this year have any feedback so far on the
>
> Sawyer Squeeze??
>
>
> Wondering how it is performing for thru-hikers so far.
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> -Abela
>
> HikeLighter.Com
>
>
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