water filter

[COhunter]

whats the best light wight water filter out there??

[mthuntress]

I like the PUR Hiker it's 11 ounces.

[*******]

I like my MSR pump. It is bigger than lots of other ones out there but the ceramic filter is so easy to clean! I have run black mud/water through it and had great results.

[twp1224]

I researched water filters a while back, but decided to go with iodine. It came down to weight and price for me. Iodine was lighter and cheaper than a water filter. It also takes up less space in my pack.

[CoHiCntry]

Another vote for the Katadyn Pur Hiker Pro... you can save on room and weight with a chemical application but I'm not fond of sediment and other gunk in my water. Grosses me out! Taste can be an issue too, especially with iodine tablets. Carry some type of chemical/ tablets as a backup just in case.

[S&S Archery]

I have used the MSR hyperflow for three years now. It is an awesome filter and I believe one of the lightest and smallest. Super easy to clean and operate. Mine hooks right up into my hydration tube so I don't ever have to take it out of the pack.

[elktracker]

I have used the MSR hyperflow for three years now. It is an awesome filter and I believe one of the lightest and smallest. Super easy to clean and operate. Mine hooks right up into my hydration tube so I don't ever have to take it out of the pack.

The hyperflow looks like an awesome filter set up from the videos I just watched but it gets a lot of negative reviews on REI. Have you ever had any problems with it clogging? It sounds like it is really fragile as well, like it can't be exposed to freezing temps or dropped. People on REI said they were having it clog with as little as 5 liters of clean water being pumped through and back-flushing wouldn't solve the problem. Another complaint was that the floating prefilter sucks a lot of air. Just wondering if you have experienced any of these issues. Thanks.

[S&S Archery]

The hyperflow looks like an awesome filter set up from the videos I just watched but it gets a lot of negative reviews on REI. Have you ever had any problems with it clogging? It sounds like it is really fragile as well, like it can't be exposed to freezing temps or dropped. People on REI said they were having it clog with as little as 5 liters of clean water being pumped through and back-flushing wouldn't solve the problem. Another complaint was that the floating prefilter sucks a lot of air. Just wondering if you have experienced any of these issues. Thanks.

Yeah if I remember right a lot of the early models had some clogging problems and that is most of the bad reviews on REI. I always back flush mine in between trips when I get home and have never had a problem.

The pre-filter has a little velcro attachment on it that I always use to attach a small rock and submerge the pre-filter.

As far as freezing I have read that as well but once again I haven't had a problem. I backpack starting next weekend for Bear all the way through the end of November so I've hit some pretty cold temps.

[elktracker]

I use a MSR Sweetwater, it weighs 11 ounces also. It pumps fast, the filter is easy to clean and it is dependable. Those 3 factors are more important to me than a couple ounces of weight one way or the other. I have used some other filters and they take forever just to get a liter of water filtered, the Sweetwater is the fastest I have used but I've never tried the PUR Hiker.

I have used iodine before, the drawbacks were having to wait 20 minutes to drink the water, the taste, and then not being able to just top off your water whenever it was convenient without having to retreat it. Whatever works for you though.

[MT backcountry hunter]

If you can do without a filter I would recommend Aquamira. No after taste like iodine, just depends if you can get clear water or if you are filtering out of a wallow. . For a filter the hyperflow from MSR is a great option. The website I work for sells both.