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mtnwkr
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mtnwkr
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 Tue Feb 22, 2005 7:09 pm |
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does anyone use one of those water filter in a bottle type deals? i've seen them but never tried one till now... i was at wally world, and they had them clearenced out to a dollar!!! the new brand was in at 28 bucks a piece, and they wanted the old ones gone... they are this brand here..
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/product.asp?base_no=99714
says there good for 500 refills. its a true nalgene bottle with the new flip cap lid, so even if i take out the filter and throw it away, is a good deal... 
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wildernessed
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I haven't seen that one, but some of the purifier bottles looked interesting !
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sarbar
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Tue Feb 22, 2005 8:40 pm |
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I use an Aquamira one, been using it since 2002, and I haven't replaced the filter yet. Weighs 5 oz's too!
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mtngrl
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Tue Feb 22, 2005 8:55 pm |
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I have a Bota Outback filter. Nice to take along on dayhikes, or when you aren't carrying another form of water purification.
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Tue Feb 22, 2005 11:31 pm |
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The BX has the Katadyn version for $50, don't know if that's a good deal but there's no tax.
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I tried one of the more expensive ones and didn't like it at all. Water tastes like iodine, and doesn't come out very fast.
That's just me though.
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mtnwkr
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| mtngrl wrote: | | I have a Bota Outback filter. Nice to take along on dayhikes, or when you aren't carrying another form of water purification. |
this fieldline company must be in cahoots with bota... the same pics on that website are on the bottle, the same nalgene bottle, and the filter looks identical...anyway, for a buck, its not bad,(i bought 6!!)....and the water tastes fine to me...the flow rate isnt that bad, i can squeeze it out pretty fast, or it will drip out on its own..
There's a mostly unspoken acknowledgment among the voluntarily impoverished that it's better to be fiscally poor yet rich in experience-living the dream-than to be traditionally wealthy but live separate from one's passions.
There's a mostly unspoken acknowledgment among the voluntarily impoverished that it's better to be fiscally poor yet rich in experience-living the dream-than to be traditionally wealthy but live separate from one's passions.
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trinityalps
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I have been using the MacKenzie by Exstream for about two years. It is a purifier not a filter and eliminates Cryptosporidium and Giardia. The bottle weighs about 8 oz empty and holds 34 ounces. I have seen it for sale for about $40. The filter is advertised as being good for about 200 refills and it costs about $33.00 for a replacement filter package.
I love mine. On solo hikes it is often the only filtering mechanism I bring. I use it for drinking water and boil my water for cooking. When I know where I am going and that there is water along the way, I don't bring my hydration system because I just scoop water along the way. It has never failed to work. Several friends have purchased one after watching it work on trips. It works for me and my trips.
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Chief Paulina
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Wow, that McKenzie could work pretty well for what I do. I'll have to have a closer look.
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