It is time for me to get a lightweight water filter. I currently have two pump filters that work fine but I need something substantially lighter.
After looking at everything available I have decided that a gravity filter with a reservoir you hang is what I need. I do not want the Sawyer squeeze, nor do I want a simple in line filter, or a filtered water bottle.
I already have a two liter camelback for clean water storage (I hang this in my camp kitchen and it's what I like to use) so I do not want a double reservoir filter system.
I have narrowed it down to two systems:
4 liter resevoir
Weight 13.8 oz.
Filter media-Hollow Fiber
Filter pore size 0.2 microns (doesn't say Absolute or Nominal)
Flow (L/min)1.75 liters per min
Cartridge life~1500 liters
Field cleanable-Yes
Field maintainable-Yes
2. The Sawyer 2 liter system using the Point 1 filter (if using the link scroll down to the 12th product on the page)
2 liter resevoir
Weight 12 oz.
Filter media-Hollow Fiber
Filter pore size 0.10 Absolute
Flow (L/min) 2 liters in 1.5 minutes
Cartridge life - 1 million gallons guaranteed
Field cleanable - can be back washed
So I'm leaning towards the Sawyer just due to pore size of 0.10 Absolute, but I've never used either product and would like some feedback from you guys.
What do you think?