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The Best Water Filters for Backpacking, Camping, and Emergencies
A bacteria-filled beach. A muddy wetland. Glacial silt runoff. The best backpacking water filters have to be able to handle some pretty gnarly water sources without clogging or breaking. I tested the 20 backpacking water filters in this story by taking them to three different water locations, pumping three liters of water through each filter. After each round, I timed how long it took each filter to handle a liter of tap water before continuing to the next round. At the end of all three rounds, I weighed each filter.
Additional input on ease of use and durability were provided by members of the Outdoor Life backpacking gear testing crew over three days of hiking through the Goat Rocks Wilderness of Washington State.
Continue reading to learn more about the best water filters, written by Laura Lancaster.
Laura Lancaster
Hi, I‘m Laura. I’ve been editing and writing for nearly twenty years, covering everything from developing a seismologist’s first book to telling the story of my first deer hunt.
The Best Water Filters for Backpacking, Camping, and Emergencies
A bacteria-filled beach. A muddy wetland. Glacial silt runoff. The best backpacking water filters have to be able to handle some pretty gnarly water sources without clogging or breaking. I tested the 20 backpacking water filters in this story by taking them to three different water locations, pumping three liters of water through each filter. After each round, I timed how long it took each filter to handle a liter of tap water before continuing to the next round. At the end of all three rounds, I weighed each filter.
Additional input on ease of use and durability were provided by members of the Outdoor Life backpacking gear testing crew over three days of hiking through the Goat Rocks Wilderness of Washington State.
Continue reading to learn more about the best water filters, written by Laura Lancaster.
Laura Lancaster
Hi, I‘m Laura. I’ve been editing and writing for nearly twenty years, covering everything from developing a seismologist’s first book to telling the story of my first deer hunt.
The Best Water Filters for Backpacking, Camping, and Emergencies
A bacteria-filled beach. A muddy wetland. Glacial silt runoff. The best backpacking water filters have to be able to handle some pretty gnarly water sources without clogging or breaking. I tested the 20 backpacking water filters in this story by taking them to three different water locations, pumping three liters of water through each filter. After each round, I timed how long it took each filter to handle a liter of tap water before continuing to the next round. At the end of all three rounds, I weighed each filter.
Additional input on ease of use and durability were provided by members of the Outdoor Life backpacking gear testing crew over three days of hiking through the Goat Rocks Wilderness of Washington State.
Continue reading to learn more about the best water filters, written by Laura Lancaster.
Laura Lancaster
Hi, I‘m Laura. I’ve been editing and writing for nearly twenty years, covering everything from developing a seismologist’s first book to telling the story of my first deer hunt.
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