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11/02/19
Compact & convenient.
Likes
Compact & portable, gets the job done well. No complaints.
Dislikes
None yet.
01/30/18
I love these
Likes
cheap works well light small
Dislikes
backwashing is important
07/23/16
Works great
Likes
I love this water filter. I used it on a week-long backpacking trip on the West Coast Trail in British Columbia and it performed very well. It packs well and weighs next to nothing. The spacing between both ends is just the right length to wrap duct tape around the filter. Can be back-flushed and used with a Smartwater bottle. Surprisingly affordable for how well it works.
Dislikes
Susceptible to breakage when freezing, but that is common with a lot of filters. The simple solution for that is to carry it on your person and/or stow in your sleeping bag in colder temperatures. Slight leakage out of the dirty water side when filtering - it required some tinkering with the tightness to reduce leakage (found that tighter is not always better).
05/30/16
great all around filter
Likes
small, lightweight, easy to clean, easy to use, great price
Dislikes
small dirty water container, would be nice with 1.5 liter
04/03/16
Works well, easy to use.
Likes
Light weight and compact
Dislikes
none
09/02/15
Super small and efficient.
Likes
This filter is extremely light and compact, yet very efficient. Proper flushing keeps it going strong.
Dislikes
Nothing.
07/17/15
Great versatile product
Likes
Very versatile. Can be used like the lifestraw, inline system, attached to a bottle both regular and collapsible and used with larger collapsible or plastic bottles to filter into pots, hydration bladders etc. Flow rate isn't bad especially for the size and the amount of stuff it gets out which is more than most filters. The size and weight are awesome and the price. Can't beat it
Dislikes
Would like to see the flow rate increased but it gets junk out more than most other filters. Would also like it to fit maybe more water bottles than coke bottles.
12/15/14
Likes
Small and lite
Dislikes
Can really only be used easily for personal use. Hard to use for group water so everyone needs one. But if you are in high risk Giardia country, it is better to use group UV and then filter for your own drinking water.
10/07/14
Likes
light, small
Dislikes
nothing!
08/17/14
Likes
-Really easy to use. -Reliable. -Lightweight.
Dislikes
-The filter will clog up if there is sediment in the water. This causes the efficiency of the filter to drop. The good thing is, the included syringe allows you to fix this problem by backwashing the filter. I would bring this with you on trips, or just pay attention to what you're putting into the filter. -The bag included is a little small. I replaced it with a platypus 1L bottle. Fits great.
06/29/14
Likes
I like how easy it is to use this filtration system. I like to fill up the 16 oz soft bottle it came with or my 1 liter platy bag with dirty water and squeeze it through the filter into my 1 liter clean water bottles. This system works great for me and I always know which water is in which container to avoid problems. It can filter pretty quickly too which is nice.
Dislikes
The bag it came with doesn't seem to be very tough but i can always just get another platy bag to replace it.
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