Sawyer Squeeze System
I've been watching the recent post on water filters and I think I like this system.
Being in the dark on water filters I would like some feedback to give me some reassurance.
This would mainly be used in GHB's.
I live in Texas, not a whole lot of water sources around, and what is around is usually non-moving water sources like stock tanks and water that has pooled up and not running.
Lot's of farmland so I pretty much can count on chemicals being in some or most of the water we come across.
My question, do you guys think this system will fit the bill?
The
Sawyer website says that it doesn't remove chemicals.
This filter does not remove dissolved solids, including chemicals and heavy metals.
First Need removes chemicals, viruses, and bacteria. It will basically turn a pond of sludge into something that you can drink and it won't kill you. It's about the only portable filter I've seen that will do this.
The disadvantages? It's heavy at a pound. It has limited capacity, although it can be backflushed and used as a gravity filter even when it's clogged up. But still, at some point, you're going to have to replace the filter. The filters are heavy, and they're not cheap.
I have both, the First Need is for a serious SHTF situation that requires some mobility. The Sawyer is fine for hiking, camping, and generally being out in the woods or up in the mountains where the water is basically pure, but might have some bacterial contaminants. I don't use the squeeze, I just put the filter inline on my bladder. While on the move, just fill it up, and go. Drink on the move. It saves so much time not having to pump and move water around from one container to another. In camp, I hang the bladder from a tree and the manual valve on the end of the hose acts like a gravity fed faucet. It's fast, easy, light, cheap, and effective.
Az
Thanks, I've looked at them so much I probably got one mixed up with other on the chemical cleaning part.
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Originally Posted By AzB:
First Need removes chemicals, viruses, and bacteria. It will basically turn a pond of sludge into something that you can drink and it won't kill you. It's about the only portable filter I've seen that will do this.
The disadvantages? It's heavy at a pound. It has limited capacity, although it can be backflushed and used as a gravity filter even when it's clogged up. But still, at some point, you're going to have to replace the filter. The filters are heavy, and they're not cheap.
I have both, the First Need is for a serious SHTF situation that requires some mobility. The Sawyer is fine for hiking, camping, and generally being out in the woods or up in the mountains where the water is basically pure, but might have some bacterial contaminants. I don't use the squeeze, I just put the filter inline on my bladder. While on the move, just fill it up, and go. Drink on the move. It saves so much time not having to pump and move water around from one container to another. In camp, I hang the bladder from a tree and the manual valve on the end of the hose acts like a gravity fed faucet. It's fast, easy, light, cheap, and effective.
Az
Thanks, I'll definitely check this one out.
For some reason I thought Sawyer offered a Charcoal filter add on option to their system.
Thanks, I'll definitely check this one out.
For some reason I thought Sawyer offered a Charcoal filter add on option to their system.[/quote]
Nope. They have a unit that does bacteria and virus, but no chem.
MSR and some other companies have charcoal based filters. Most of them don't do viruses too. The First Need is the only one I know of that's all in one with no external add on filters needed that does everything.
Az
