[pct-l] Hiker's Friend water filter

[cmkudija at earthlink.net (Christine Kudija)]

Ah (slaps forehead), of course.  Actually, we gave up on the Hiker's Friend
system after '94, but it does make sense to attempt a similar thing with the
Seychelle (friend of mine actually found some SWA's locally the other day -
I told him to buy as many as he could afford).  I am definitely still
interested in an in-line filter concept.

Christine "Ceanothus" Kudija

"Never measure the height of a mountain, until you have reached the top.
Then you will see how low it was."  Dag Hammarskjold

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Goller" <jerrygoller@backpackgeartest.org>
To: "'Christine Kudija'" <cmkudija@earthlink.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 2:19 PM
Subject: RE: [pct-l] Hiker's Friend water filter


That is due to two problems with the design.
1. The filter used was designed to be used under much higher pressures (
a pump). Use a Seychelle or, if you can find one, a SafeWaterAnywhere
(although they don't work as well)
2. The unit develops much reduced head pressure due to the filter being
in the dirty water reservoir. It needs to be at the end of 2 or 3 feet
of hose to develop proper head. The set up I made will fill, and I mean
fill to the point if feels like a rock, a 2 liter Platy in under 3
minutes.
Jerry

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Incidentally (I'm being negative again, sorry...), my husband made a
Hiker's Friend in '94, which we used for 1500 miles of trail.  We ended
up hating it, especially as we watched fellow hikers pump and drink
moments later - as we watched our water drip, drip, drip from the
tube....  But it's still worth a try, and it all depends on your hiking
& drinking style.  YMMV, imho, etc, etc....

Hope this helps -

Christine