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<blockquote data-quote="Rs130754" data-source="post: 1566984" data-attributes="member: 100248"><p>I had a Steripen and it broke the first trip out. I had fresh batteries and followed all directions. I did have a Sawyer Mini as a backup. That is what I use now. It last for up to 100,00 gallons is simple to back flush and I can gravity filter 4L of water while I do other things or hook it into a camel-bak system for drinking on the go. I realize my methods are filters only and not purifiers but I have never encountered a wild place in North America where the water needed purified, if I did I would just add some drops of bleach. In the boundary waters on canoe trips I frequently just dip my cup when in the middle of a lake away from shore and have never gotten sick. I have started carrying a lifestraw as they are cheap and very light weight and drink straight from my Kleen Kanteen. At $20 for a Sawyer Mini I can save a lot of money compared to a Steripen and it is small enough that on times when worried about it freezing I just keep in a baggie next to my body or in my sleeping bag.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rs130754, post: 1566984, member: 100248"] I had a Steripen and it broke the first trip out. I had fresh batteries and followed all directions. I did have a Sawyer Mini as a backup. That is what I use now. It last for up to 100,00 gallons is simple to back flush and I can gravity filter 4L of water while I do other things or hook it into a camel-bak system for drinking on the go. I realize my methods are filters only and not purifiers but I have never encountered a wild place in North America where the water needed purified, if I did I would just add some drops of bleach. In the boundary waters on canoe trips I frequently just dip my cup when in the middle of a lake away from shore and have never gotten sick. I have started carrying a lifestraw as they are cheap and very light weight and drink straight from my Kleen Kanteen. At $20 for a Sawyer Mini I can save a lot of money compared to a Steripen and it is small enough that on times when worried about it freezing I just keep in a baggie next to my body or in my sleeping bag. [/QUOTE]
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