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Can some one tell me what kind of water purilyer I can get that works well. The kind where you fill it ina stream screw the lid on an let the filter do the work. No pumd jobs. I have looked at Katadyn Ultralight series or Aquamira's. What do I need to look for an what size micro filter should I have.Is 99.9% pure good enough to stop the bad stuff or a 1 micron filter or a 5 micron. Which one?
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I have one of these and it works well. You could always use some form of chem. treatment as well to be sure you are safe.
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Platypus gravity works. I have one and love it. Sawyer makes a gravity filter as well that I've read good things about.
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I have both the platy and the sawyer. I don't think the sawyer sucks for hunting. You do need to be careful the filter does not freeze so I put it in my bivy at night.
I also use a Dakine hydration bag (I like it because the top opens all the way so it's easy to fill). I can then connect the sawyer filter and have a gravity setup at camp. You can also reconnect the filter to the outside of the bottle and get it work as well, but not as easily.
I usually carry a small bottle of iodine tabs in case I somehow screw up my filter (freeze it or whatever). Thus far I have never needed them when I have the filter.
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The sawyer bottle rattles when it's empty, otherwise it is awesome.
I have the sawyer gravity feed as well, it is awesome, but the factory hoses kink too easily for it to be used as a bladder.
The hoses that Camelback and Platypus use are stiffer and don't kink as easily, thus the reason I suggested he just add an inline filter to one of those.
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I agree it does rattle and sometimes it makes a weird sucking noise as well.
The Dakine bladder with it works well.
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Please be aware that, unless things have changed, there is at least one critical difference between filtration systems and chemical purifiers. Purifiers can be stored indefinitely - unused. After their first use, the chemicals deteriorate in some way - that is, the device becomes useless after a certain amount of time. This information should be available on the purifier's packaging or on brand's web site.
Hope this helps.
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