I spent $80 on a water filter for a five day hike in the Sierra Nevada

The filter broke on day two and I had to boil everything, which took forever. I'm still mad about carrying that extra weight for nothing. What's a filter you've used that actually held up on a long trip?

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rowanw914d agoRising Star

Sawyer Squeeze... never failed me.

evan_campbell94d ago

Ugh, that's the worst feeling. I've had good luck with the Katadyn BeFree, used it for a week straight on the JMT and it just kept going. The soft flask is way easier to fill than those hard plastic ones.

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blairm774d ago

Last summer I tried the BeFree like evan_campbell9 mentioned on a three day trip and the flow was great until I dropped the flask right on a sharp rock. Got a tiny puncture that turned into a slow leak, which was a real bummer. Ended up having to use my backup iodine tablets for the last day, and everything tasted like a swimming pool. Still, filling it from a shallow stream was way less of a hassle than my old bottle.