Re: New water filter

New tech is always good but 60 bucks for 25 gallons is tough to swallow. I think my sawyer inline filter I removed from their water bottle and put inline with a platypus hose was ~30 bucks and does a million gallons they say?

Bryce

On Jun 4, 2013, at 7:29 AM, Jim Marco <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi all,
> There is a new company producing filters for back country use. 
> Here is the appropriate link for the filter:
> http://purificup.com/index.php/natural-water-purifier-green.html
> 
> It uses an *absolute* 1 micron filter, which has a larger pore diameter than others(the Sawyer "Squeeze" is about .02 microns in micro-tubes), but, unlike the Sawyer it also removes heavy metals (lead, copper, cadmium, mercury), organics (trihalomethane (THMs), organic solvents, pesticides) and other compounds. This will last for about 25 gallons and costs ~$60US.
> My thoughts only . . .
> Jdm
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