[pct-l] Filter vs. Chlorine dioxide

[Scott Williams]

Great pictures Yoshihiro.  It makes it all very clear.  I used the Sawyer
as a "squeeze" on the CDT but have switched to gravity feed after using
Yoshihiro's set up this past summer.  It is really easy, quick and you
don't have to roll the bags as you do when you "squeeze" them.  I think the
bags will last longer without this pressure.  Because I don't like the soft
Platypus or Sawyer bags that much, (I like drinking out of a bottle
please!), I'm only carrying one soft bag for dirty water and then a tube to
drain the water into my bottles.

It's a great set up.

Shroomer


On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 9:01 PM, Yoshihiro Murakami <completewalker at gmail.com
> wrote:

> My Sawyer MINI system
>
>
> https://sites.google.com/site/completewalkerequipment/home/5-water-treatment
>
>
> 2014-02-07 13:29 GMT+09:00 Scott Williams <baidarker at gmail.com>:
>
> I agree.  The Sawyer Mini is the way to go, and it is great inline for
>> gravity feed if you fill bottles as I do.  Super light, quick and easy to
>> use.  I recommend coupling it with Platypus bags however as the Sawyer
>> bags
>> are prone to holes.  I went through 4 or 5 of them on the CDT.  But the
>> filter is wonderful.  Don't let it freeze, or it will be compromised
>> however.  Ice crystals can damage the filter, opening up spaces for the
>> tiny critters to get through.  I keep mine in a small zip lock in my
>> sleeping bag with me at night in freezing temps and in my pocket if it's
>> freezing in the day.
>>
>> The Sawyer Minis were on sale through Amazon for just under $20 last week.
>>  I got 2 of them to have as backup.
>>
>> Shroomer
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 6:54 PM, Luce Cruz <lucecruz13 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I have a Sawyer filter *and* use Aqua Mira, but not both all the time. I
>> > always at least use the Sawyer filter for possibly dangerous water
>> sources.
>> >
>> > The Aqua Mira chemicals make nasty tasting water taste better after
>> > filtering. Not needed much, but carried in case something happens to the
>> > sawyer filter, a very lightweight backup in case I no longer trust my
>> > filter.
>> >
>> > The Sawyer filter is _very_ lightweight and much more versatile than any
>> > filter system that must be pumped. I can use it in-line with a bladder,
>> and
>> > not even need to wait for water to filter, I can filter it as needed.
>> Fill
>> > the bladder, stow it, get cracking, sip and smile.
>> >
>> > The Sawyer filter is cleaned by backflushing with a provided syringe.
>> > simple, easy, fast. The Katadyn filter needs to be cleaned and/or
>> scrubbed
>> > if I remember correctly?
>> >
>> > How much does the Katadyn weigh? How easy could it be broken? No moving
>> > parts in the Sawyer, and about 3-5 ounces, depending on how much water
>> it
>> > might contain at any moment. The same precautions must be taken with
>> both
>> > to protect from damage by freezing.
>> >
>> > Luce Cruz
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