[pct-l] Sawyer Squeeze water filtration system

[branko grujcic]

Bladders were not leaking on connections, sorry, should elaborate- they got holes from being so flimsy, just from rolling them after use. I got used to bulletproof Platypus so i didn't expect them to be so fragile, nicked the 2l one the first day and then only had 1/2 liter one which took forever to filter with. I order 2 more packs of 3, just to use them as a backup bladders for long stretches, they ALL got holes. 
I would definitely use it on shorter hikes. I don't see myself use it "as i use water" for long period of time, though.


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 From: Sir Mixalot <atetuna at gmail.com>
To: branko grujcic <xo4xx at yahoo.com> 
Cc: Andre Stock <andre_stock at web.de>; "pct-l at backcountry.net" <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Sawyer Squeeze water filtration system
 

Time is wasted if you use it like a normal filter where you filter all the water at the water source.  This filter saves time if you filter as you use the water.

What bladder were you using?  I've only heard of leaks through the threads when either the wrong type of bladder was used (usually Platypus) or when the gasket fell out.  I've hooked up a 1.5 liter bottle and squeezed as hard as I could, and I'm a pretty big guy, and it didn't leak at all.