If you're gonna use paid products, just get some Sawyer Filters. They're super cheap ($17 on Amazon) and good for 100k gallons (379k litres) assuming you clean them as directed.
The only things they can't filter out are compounds that are smaller than a water molecule (dish soap is a good example).
As a sawyer filter owner, I will note that they will clog pretty quick if you use them with silty water like in the OP. But I've also done a lot of hiking (like, a lot) and have never run into a situation like that.
I use a Platypus quickdraw, I understand they're a good bit faster and better with silt, but also let slightly more microbes through. FWIW I've never had an issue with it.
Same, I like to camp when I road trip and have a 2nd filter that I keep as a spare. But I've never had to use it. I remember reading something (it was probably marketing material) about some remote tribes they donated filters to over a decade ago, that are still on their first filter. An entire village for an entire decade... on 1 filter. That's kind of nuts.
Any idea what they are made of or how to unclog them if they did clog? I've never used one of those products. Will water free flow through it if you say hooked a small hose / funnel up to it?
Edit: the clogs are fixed with a syringe to back flow it, appears to be included with the purchase. And it is made with fibers (didn't see what the fibers are made from, but are set to .1 microns maximum size to ensure the stuff can't get through, tested 3x before sold)
<pedantic>
dish soap isn't smaller than a water molecule, but it is a long skinny molecule that can probably thread its way through filter pores designed to let through water molecules
</pedantic>
Because what you can’t see, can’t hurt you!
Looks like a reminder that what one doesn't know can often lead one to post silly comments online.
If you're gonna use paid products, just get some Sawyer Filters. They're super cheap ($17 on Amazon) and good for 100k gallons (379k litres) assuming you clean them as directed.
The only things they can't filter out are compounds that are smaller than a water molecule (dish soap is a good example).
As a sawyer filter owner, I will note that they will clog pretty quick if you use them with silty water like in the OP. But I've also done a lot of hiking (like, a lot) and have never run into a situation like that.
I use a Platypus quickdraw, I understand they're a good bit faster and better with silt, but also let slightly more microbes through. FWIW I've never had an issue with it.
Same, I like to camp when I road trip and have a 2nd filter that I keep as a spare. But I've never had to use it. I remember reading something (it was probably marketing material) about some remote tribes they donated filters to over a decade ago, that are still on their first filter. An entire village for an entire decade... on 1 filter. That's kind of nuts.
Any idea what they are made of or how to unclog them if they did clog? I've never used one of those products. Will water free flow through it if you say hooked a small hose / funnel up to it?
Edit: the clogs are fixed with a syringe to back flow it, appears to be included with the purchase. And it is made with fibers (didn't see what the fibers are made from, but are set to .1 microns maximum size to ensure the stuff can't get through, tested 3x before sold)
<pedantic>
dish soap isn't smaller than a water molecule, but it is a long skinny molecule that can probably thread its way through filter pores designed to let through water molecules</pedantic>