[pct-l] PCT-L and Sawyer Bags advice

[Sir Mixalot]

1.5 liter Lipton Green Tea bottles are compatible.

Using a bottle is much slower than a bladder because it has to be refilled
with air a few times, but it works in a pinch.  I've been moving towards
these bottles because of the backup they provide.  They're very tough too.
 On a bike ride a month ago I had a full 1.5L bottle fly off my bike at 30
mph and bounce & roll for probably a hundred yards and I'm still using that
bottle.  It's nice to know these bottles are tough.

On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 3:58 PM, Paul Bodnar <paulbodnar at hotmail.com> wrote:

> The Sawyer bags fail, I replaced my bags about 5 times on my thru hike
> (2012) or about every 500 miles.  Sawyer bags cost about $10 for three.
>  But  I could have avoided this by using a 2L soda bottle or a smaller soda
> bottle instead of the Sawyer bag.  I saw this on the trail this year,
> people just used soda bottles or certain water bottles they purchased in
> town.  I can't remember the exact brand of the water bottle that works (not
> all threads are the same).  I would have used a 2L coke bottle but already
> purchased a lot of sawyer bags and they are slightly lighter.
> If you are going to use a Sawyer I would recommend back filtering in every
> town to keep your filter flowing nicely.  You can back filter by holding
> your filter tightly up to a faucet and then force the water back through
> the filter.  Hold your other hand over the faucet and the filter to keep
> water from shooting out the side.  Slowly turn on the water... to avoid
> taking an unnecessary shower.
>