[pct-l] inline Sawyer Filter

Tue Jun 19 20:57:54 CDT 2012

I'll put my filter in my stuff sack pillow, or in my pocket if I know for sure that the temperature will drop below freezing.  I use a quilt, so I have to do it this way so that the filter does not roll away during the night.  Even using a bivy is not good enough.  It seems that you use a sleeping bag, so you can just toss it in there with you.
You will not get the Sawyer filter fully dry.  Sawyer says so.

> Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:54:50 -0700
> From: srhspaded at yahoo.com
> To: wecanavan at gmail.com; pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] inline Sawyer Filter
> 
> Does anybody have any experience with damage to the filter from freezing, and if so, any tips on how to not let that happen?  I suppose if I know its going to get below freezing and I don't think it is fully dry I could toss it in an extra item of clothing and put it in my bag with me.
> -Chris
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>  From: William Canavan <wecanavan at gmail.com>
> To: Pct-L at backcountry.net 
> Cc: katzenjammer12 at yahoo.ca 
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 1:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] inline Sawyer Filter
>  
> Hi Kat,
> IMHO definitely go with the Sawyer filter.  I used it this spring on a hike
> in the Anza-Borrego Desert leading up to Kick-off.  It was easy to use and
> the water I was filtering wasn't skunked up enough that I had to backflush
> the filter but I practiced at home and it was easy enough.  I carried three
> of the 2 liter bags and one 1 liter bag plus 2 half liter water bottles.  I
> labeled one of the 2 liter bags "Clean" and only put filtered water in it.
> On that bag I used a bite valve.  The other 2 liter bags had regular screw
> on lids.  The filter has a bite valve.  So I knew anything with a bite
> valve was safe to drink.
> 
> I forget the total weight exactly but I could carry the equipment for 8
> liters of water for about 8 oz.  Your single EMPTY Nalgene water bottle
> will weigh about 6.5 oz so you might want to ditch that.
> 
> My two concerns: The first with the Sawyer was that I had to fill the bags
> somehow.  Most watering places the water flow was too low or too slow too
> do what I needed.   I ended up using my camp cup to dip up water to fill
> the bags, which incidentally was also the only measuring cup I had.  So
> instead of spaghetti I had spaghetti soup, and instead of turkey tettrazini
> I had turkey noodle soup.  I went for the wet side figuring I needed the
> fluids.
> The second concern:  I couldn't use my existing bladder because I didn't
> buy the after market adapter hose.  I ended carrying all my water outside
> the normal carrying area of packs.  Still, it worked for me.
> Good Luck,
> Little Brown
> 
> 
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> Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 03:46:53 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Kathryn Thompson <katzenjammer12 at yahoo.ca>
> Subject: [pct-l] Sawyer inline filter
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> Hi all,
> 
> I can't figure out how to search the archives of the list - any advice
> would be welcome.
> 
> In the meantime, I am interested in the Sawyer inline filter, and would
> very much appreciate any feedback from those who've used it.
> 
> I'm planning a thru-hike in 2013.? I will carry a 2-litre Platypus Big Zip,
> plus a 1-litre wide-mouth Nalgene, plus as many plastic Gatorade-style
> bottles as are necessary for the current conditions.
> 
> 1) Is the Sawyer easy and intuitive to use?? I live overseas and would
> order it to arrive in the States shortly before I start in Campo, with no
> possibility to field-test it in advance.? Any modifications required to the
> Platy or the Sawyer in order to use them together?
> 
> 
> 2) Is the Sawyer practical for the desert sections?? Can it reliably handle
> skanky water sources on a repeated basis?? Is it possible and practical and
> easy to backflush it in these desert sections when necessary?? Any tips?
> 
> 
> 3) I have previous experience with filters, steripen, and chemicals - each
> has pros and cons!? I am possibly open to using a combination of these (and
> the Sawyer?), and changing methods throughout the hike.? For example, I
> want something pretty bomb-proof for the dry sections, but am a bit more
> relaxed in the Sierra.? Any general thoughts on treatment methods would be
> welcomed - I know there are some hikers who don't treat water at all, but
> that is not my style.? To me, it seems like the Sawyer might be the perfect
> lightweight treatment for the entire trail - but maybe it is too good to be
> true?
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> Kat
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