The 6 Best Backpacking Water Filters to Keep Your Adventures Illness-Free
Water is heavy and a pain to carry hiking. When made safe to drink, outdoor water sources are the answer. Here are the best backpacking water filters and purifiers to keep you from coming home with a stomach bug.
Your Four Options for Treating Water on the Trail
Even the most pure-looking mountain streams can have bacteria and protozoa in them that will make you sick, such as parasitic giardia and cryptosporidium. If you’re traveling internationally, water may have viruses in it too. So, if you’re not sure about water quality, it’s time to listen to your grandma when she told you, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
See the full article by Ian Slack on Review Geek's website here.
From the Squad
Campfire conversations with our community, from Squad Members and Ambassadors to Brand Partners and the Sawyer team.
Media Mentions
It all starts with Sawyer Squeeze + Cnoc VectoX 2L, the best and most reliable filter-bladder combo and the core of my backpacking water storage and filtration system.
Media Mentions
Our top water filter for thru hiking, the Sawyer Squeeze, is 15% off.
Media Mentions
People with alpha-gal syndrome show allergic symptoms such as rash, nausea and vomiting after eating such meat.
