I have been using the Sawyer Mini Water Filter for the past two and a half months and so far it is working great. I had to backwash it once because it got some crud in it but it cleaned out very easily and has worked fine since then. The filter itself is light and not … Read more
Found an interesting article from MIT this morning that discusses using fresh pine sapwood as an improvised water filter. It requires some materials that most people will not have in the BOB or GOTH/INCH bags but it is an interesting idea to say the least. The article was published in the online open access journal … Read more
I have been drinking the water out of the creek behind my house for the last week using the Sawyer Mini Filter and so far no sign of ill health. I have even stirred up the water a few times to get silty water to run through the filter. I will say that silt clogs … Read more
I got my Sawyer Mini Water Filter filter last week and finally had the time to play around with it. Here are my initial impressions: I have a few LifeStraw Personal Water Filters in in my BOB and GOTH kits right now but they are not very versatile and once used they are shot out. … Read more