SAWYER MINI WATER FILTER REVIEW 2023 – PRO’S, CON’S & VERDICT
For backpackers, hikers, and campers, the Sawyer MINI is a tiny water filtration device that won’t take up any space in your pocket or pack. It’s extremely light at just two ounces, but it’s a powerful tool that will filter out over 99% of bacteria and protozoa from water sources you find on the trail.
Like its big brother, the Sawyer Squeeze, the MINI has a 100,000-gallon lifespan with no cartridges to change. Just backflush the filter when the flow rate starts to decrease and it will work like new again. The MINI filters down to 0.1 microns and can be used in many different ways. You can drink straight through it, use it in-line for a hydration pack or a gravity-fed filtration system, or you can use it as a simple filter straw and drink straight from the water source.
Unfortunately, the MINI doesn’t have as much flow as we’d like and we sometimes found ourselves struggling to get enough water through it.
The Sawyer MINI Water Filter – A Quick Look
PROS
- Ultra-compact and lightweight
- Impressive 100,000-gallon lifespan
- Many ways it can be used
- Very affordably priced
CONS
- Doesn’t have enough flow
- O-ring can fall out and then the filter won’t work
Specifications
Brand: Sawyer Products
Product Name: MINI
Weight: 2 oz
Length: 5.5”
Width: 1.5”
Filtration size: 0.1 microns
Lifespan: 100,000 gallons
Removes: Over 99% of bacteria, protozoa, microplastics, sediment
Read the complete article on the Sawyer Mini Filter, written Pete Ortiz here.
January 10, 2023
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LIFE OUTDOORS
MEDIA MENTIONS
Fresh drinking water is essential. This water filtration system ensures you will never run out as long as there is a nearby natural water source. It can filter out bacteria, protozoa and microplastics.
MEDIA MENTIONS
Faster and more efficient than pumping or waiting for chemical treatments, the Sawyer Squeeze System offers on-the-go hydration at a good flow. This product is long-lasting, affordable, reliable, cleanable, and very user-friendly.
MEDIA MENTIONS
But Sawyer was way ahead of me — 15 years ahead, to be precise. In 2008, the brand started its Clean Water for All initiative, which provides Sawyer filters to developing countries around the world. And the company spends 90% of its profits funding it.
