The Aquamira Frontier Pro is an exceptionally light 2oz. alternative to the more bulky water filters and water purifiers available on the market to day. In comparison, my First Need filter weights a hefty 15.9 oz. .
The Frontier Pro connects to platypus bladders or plastic bottles. To get water, you suck on a nipple, shown […]

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Most of the water filters carried by backpackers and long distance hikers cannot remove organisms smaller than 3 microns in size. While protozoa such as Giardia (shown below) and Cryptosporidium are about 5 microns in size, water filters miss bacteria such as Cholera, E. Coli, and Salmonella (0.2 - 0.5 microns) and viruses such as […]

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