Do you see that red stain on the inside of my platypus hydration bladder in the picture below? That’s mold, like the stuff that grows on our bathroom shower curtain. I only noticed it on my last backpacking trip, and since getting home I’ve tried a few things to get rid of it.
First, I filled […]

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I bought a Sawyer inline water purifier about a month ago, hoping it would replace my General Ecology First Need water filter which is about 12 ounces heavier. Both the Sawyer and the First Need are the only EPA approved  filters on the market capable of filtering giardia, cryptosporidium, and viruses. The Sawyer (model sp125) […]

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When I started using the Platypus hydration system (collapsible bladder and hose), I periodically had leaks where water would seep out of the system and get the contents of my pack wet. The source of these leaks was the connection between the hose adapter and the threads of the bladder spout. This continued until I […]

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I got sent a great article today on backcountry water filtration and purification by a Katadyn employee, called
What’s in the Water?
The conclusion: if you want to be safe, filter and then purify using chlorine dioxide tablets. I’d skip the Miox though. I hear they’re unreliable.
Check out the article. It is very detailed.
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