Gear Review: The Sawyer Squeeze Filter & Fast Fill Adapter

A person can live up to three days without water. So as part of being a prepared person, having a way to produce enough water to keep me alive is important. I could store water, but that is a tedious and expensive hobby. Bottled water doesn’t last forever, and plastic bottles are not good for the environment. Also, I like camping and hiking. If I go on more than just a day trip, I can’t carry enough water for long trips. Boiling water is not an option because it takes too long. There are chemical treatments, but those are not good you in the long term. There has to be a better way. Turns out there is a better way.

The Sawyer Squeeze Filter

The Sawyer Squeeze Filter has a lifetime warranty. This means, as long as you take care of the filter by back flushing it regularly, it should last forever.

The filter comes with a squeeze pouch and flushing syringe. You fill up the squeeze pouch with water, then attach the filter to the pouch, and finally squeeze the water through the filter either into your mouth or another receptacle. 

One of the accessories Sawyer makes for the squeeze filter is the Fast Fill Adapter.

With this adapter, you can fill a hydration pack without taking it off or removing it from its carrier. In my backpacking rig, my hydration pack is stored inside the pack and is very difficult to remove. With the addition of the fast fill adapter, I can refill my water quickly and get on with enjoying the great outdoors.

You have to assemble the adapter part that attaches to the filter.

Next, you have to cut the drinking tube from your hydration pack. I recommend at least two inches from where the bite valve goes into the tube. Cut the insulation at the same time if your hydration pack has insulation. Next, insert the while female end into the tube that goes to the bladder. Next, insert the male end in the tube closest to the bite valve. 

You can now join the drinking tube back together.

To fill up your pack, simply press the grey release on the female coupler, then insert the male end adapter with the filter attached, fill up the squeeze pouch, attach the pouch to the filter, then fill the bladder.

This is a quick and easy addition to your hydration pack that will help you save time and frustration.

Source:

https://sawyer.com/products/sawyer-squeeze-filter-system-sp131/

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