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

[Daniel Zellman]

We used the Platypus Gravityworks filtration system last year on a brief
(5-day) section hike of the AT and loved it -- held up and filtered well
and none of us got sick. In fact, found it so effective we bought a second
one (comes with two 4-litre bags, hoses, and filter) so we'd each have one
for our 2013 PCT thru-hike.

-dz

On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 10:40 PM, Sir Mixalot <atetuna at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
> >
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