[pct-l] Pct-L Digest, Vol 51, Issue 6

[Tim]

What about the infrared option, like the steripen?

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On Mar 5, 2012, at 1:49 PM, "James Vesely" <JVesely at edmsupply.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> The site says it has a 50 gallon capacity?   Did you use more then one?
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> Re: bleach v. pump v. Sawyer
> 
> There is another water treatment option I never see mentioned. Aquamira
> makes an in-line filter, called the FrontierPro - similar to the Sawyer
> but sleeker, slightly lighter (if I remember accurately) and MUCH less
> expensive. It uses a replaceable pre-filter, which is about the size of
> a quarter and weighs about a gram maybe.  At home install onto the end
> of the tubing to your bag (we used a platypus) and hike! Fill your
> waterbag (we used with water straight from the source - pond, creek,
> tank,etc. - stick the bag back in your pack and drink. No pumping, no
> waiting, no taste, minimal weight, sits outside the pack as it's the
> mouthpiece as well as the filter, so no volume lost in your pack. On our
> '09 thru-hike of the JMT my husband and I each used one. We were the
> only ones with them, and were stopped by other hikers and even rangers
> who had never seen such things.  You hold or hang your bag above your
> pot or toothbrush and squeeze the mouthpiece to "pour" water, otherwise
> yo
> u just drink. They aren't carried in any stores we've found, but can be
> ordered online at the AquaMira site; look for the Frontier Pro. We've
> never used our pump filter since. 
> 
> 
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