Here we review the SteriPEN Adventurer Opti handheld UV water purifier. This is one of many ways to get water on the trail. Unlike filter based hydration systems like Platypus, BeFree and Sawyer, the SteriPEN uses UV light to kill bacteria. It achieves this by destroying their DNA. SteriPEN offer a few different models, some… Read More SteriPEN
The Platypus GravityWorks hydration system uses gravity to filter water. It comes with 2 bags, one for dirty water (unfiltered) and one to hold the clean water that has passed through the filter. Fill the dirty bag from a river or lake, connect up the filter, hang the dirty bag well above the clean bag… Read More Platypus GravityWorks Hydration
The Saywer hydration system is a closed filter system for getting water on the trail. In this post we review the Saywer Mini, however, Sawyer offer a wide range of different filter systems. The Sawyer mini is a very flexible hydration system. It can be used as an inline filter for water bladders (adapter kit… Read More Saywer Hydration System
In this post we review the BeFree water filter from Katadyn (r). The BeFree hydration system has two components, a wide mouthed water bottle and a filter assembly including a sports style drinking nozzle. BeFree Water Bottle The bottle itself is made from a soft but strong and flexible feeling plastic and comes in a… Read More BeFree Water Filter
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