Re: Re: Sawyer Water Filter

ALL mechanical means fail at one time or another, most people carry some
sort of chemical backup for that contingency.


On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 10:18 AM, michaelegrosse
<michaelegrosse-/[email protected]>wrote:

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> I had mentioned in passing in a discussion of Inertial, Sawyer issues.
> Personally, whether there is an alternative bag or not, if someone is out
> and about and the bag fails them. That is a problem. Not every person reads
> boards and is hip to every conceivable gear issue. As a matter of fact I
> didn't know the bag issue was a known issue as well as the washer on the
> filter not always staying put. If one is truly worried about water
> purification, I am not certain these are filters that can be relied on for
> 99.9 %. In addition, the thing that I find telling about reviews, say on
> REI, isn't the actual wording of the reviews or the rating a person gives a
> product, but the friend suggestion. Sawyer bag only has a 67% suggestion of
> telling friends.
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> I was on a trip when the bag issue arose, then when I was contemplating
> the fix, buying another bag, I realized that I am done with that logic. I
> bought the Sawyer to be the method, not a Sawyer and an evernew or platy. I
> think my main lesson is simply wait on a new product before purchasing.
> Time is the ultimate arbitrater of quality.
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> michael
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> --- In [email protected], JD Schaefer wrote:
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> > The included bags leak. Use the Evernew ones and use a pre-filter and the
> > Sawyer should outlive us.
> > JD in NC
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> > On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 2:59 PM, Ken wrote:
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> > > Someone mention .... "like the Sawyer Water Filter" ... got bad reviews
> > > after being out a while.
> > > I have not heard any bad reviews, what did I miss?
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> > > Ken in NC
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