Sawyer Water Filtration Bottle - A Review
Because dehydration is a real threat to those who enjoy activities in the wilderness, it is imperative that everyone who will be joining in the adventure carry a water filtration device in their pack. There are a lot of water filters on the market, but one stands out above the rest. ......The Sawyer Water Filtration Bottle. Weighing in at just 5 ounces it doesn't add a lot of weight to your gear bag, but it is more than capable of supplying any adventurer with ample amounts of fresh drinking water. This bottle has a straw with a hollow fiber membrane filter that physically removes particles from the water. Capable of removing 99.9% of bacteria and protozoa down to .1 micron including Cryptosporidia, Giardia and even Salmonella!
To quench thirst along the trail, simply remove the lid, fill the bottle up to its 32 ounce capacity from a creek, lake or stream, replace the lid and start drinking through its filtration straw. Because there are no chemicals involved there is not chemical taste in the filtered water.
Depending on the quality of water and the amount of usage, back washing the filter will be required from time to time. This is easily done by filling the included syringe with clean water and forcing it through the straw and filter in the opposite direction of normal water flow.
The bottle should be sanitized between uses and to prepare it for storage. This will ensure that no contaminates are there when it is needed again. To sanitize, simply backwash the filter as described above, fill the bottle and add a cap full of chlorine bleach to it. Squeeze the bottle so that the water makes its way through the filter and out the top....Let it sit for an hour. Remove the filter, drain the water from the bottle and filter and allow it to air dry before placing in storage. Leave the cap in the open position while in storage and it will be ready for your next expedition.
This bottle retails at $49.99 which may seem a bit pricey, but it is well worth the cost to know that I will never have to worry about becoming sick from drinking contaminated water. I carry this bottle with me on every trip I take and so should you. Buy your Sawyer Water Filtration Bottle today and leave your worries about clean drinking water in the dust!
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