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You read my mind. I have 2 Sawyer filters in my BOB and camp gear. Was trying to research how to plumb it all with quick disconnects, and the ability to backwash the system using the barrel pressure. Being able to flip it around would be cool to do that.

I like the small Sawyers because I can even hook them into my Camelbaks if I have to grab dirty water on the run for whatever the reason.
I also have a kaytdyn vario I can screw nalgene bottles onto the bottom and fill as its filtered. Or I have a hose i can run into any container (even the disinfected camelbak) if time isnt an issue.
Sometimes due to security or other time issues you may have to pack out dirty water and filter some as you keep moving and filter other containers once you get to safety. But you'll still need water as you move. Those small in line sawyer filters are great for that.
However they do not filter chemicals or heavy metals or certain bacteria even. So it's good to use iodine tabs too. At least you'll get anything that will give you the ****s or pukes

 

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I like the small Sawyers because I can even hook them into my Camelbaks if I have to grab dirty water on the run for whatever the reason.
I also have a kaytdyn vario I can screw nalgene bottles onto the bottom and fill as its filtered. Or I have a hose i can run into any container (even the disinfected camelbak) if time isnt an issue.
Sometimes due to security or other time issues you may have to pack out dirty water and filter some as you keep moving and filter other containers once you get to safety. But you'll still need water as you move. Those small in line sawyer filters are great for that.
However they do not filter chemicals or heavy metals or certain bacteria even. So it's good to use iodine tabs too. At least you'll get anything that will give you the ****s or pukes

I need to improve in this area.

 

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Terrorists sleep over tonight.

Red alert red alert

 

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I need to improve in this area.

Check out the vario if you want a good mobil filter that can filter A LOT of water fairly fast. This is good for a group.
Also it has an option to bypass the ceramic filter for a faster filter.
I wouldnt do that unless I was filtering freshly collected rainwater or similar. It will still go through the activated charcoal and poly type filter though.

This is a complete filter. It filters it all out for safe drinking.

Also have some steripens. Thanks uncle Sam.

 

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Check out the vario if you want a good mobil filter that can filter A LOT of water fairly fast. This is good for a group.
Also it has an option to bypass the ceramic filter for a faster filter.
I wouldnt do that unless I was filtering freshly collected rainwater or similar. It will still go through the activated charcoal and poly type filter though.

This is a complete filter. It filters it all out for safe drinking.

Also have some steripens. Thanks uncle Sam.

On it.....Thanks.

 

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On it.....Thanks.

Yep.
For at home you can build your own Berkey system out of the same ceramic filters and use 4 or 5 gallon stacked buckets with a spiquet.
I'm not saying dont buy a berkey but they arnt cheap and theres cheaper ways to filter water in emergencies. Also good to have backups for yourself but also for handing out to support team members/family/neighbors who will also need their own camp drinking water.

 

[churchmouse]

Yep.
For at home you can build your own Berkey system out of the same ceramic filters and use 4 or 5 gallon stacked buckets with a spiquet.
I'm not saying dont buy a berkey but they arnt cheap and theres cheaper ways to filter water in emergencies. Also good to have backups for yourself but also for handing out to support team members/family/neighbors who will also need their own camp drinking water.

Agreed.

 

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I'm losing track of the days.

 

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I guess this is as close to retirement as I'll ever get.

 

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<Social distancing since 2008.

 

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Just post whoring. Move along, nothing to see here.

 

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I had a single serve PUDC last night. I'm not supposed to but I did anyway.

 

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Call me a rebel.

 

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Just trying to close out this thread.

 

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I'm surprised nobody is up yet.

 

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But I'm betting Tom will show up here shortly.

 

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I'm going to run out of books to read during this quarantine. Since that's about all I do.

 

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I really need some GPT but it might be a very long time before that is possible. At least legally.

 

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I need to get motivated and do more things around the house.

 

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There's plenty to do I just don't seem to have any give a ****.