Waterwise In-Line Water Filter
Waterwise In-Line Water Filter.
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I won this in the first ever UUtah Find-It Photo Contest and now I've had a chance to use it I post a short review.
In summary. This compact, lightweight filter, is placed "inline" with the tube of you're hydration system. This is a nice filter to have when you don't want to carry tons of water, you have access to filterable water, and you don't need to filter water for anything besides drinking it straight. Sound limited? Well it is, but it is very good for that specific use: long hot days. If you do any significant amount of summer mountain biking, climbing, hiking, or canyoneering day trips(especially long day trips) this is a nice thing to have, and could eliminate worries of dehydration when a water source is in the vicinity.
Pro's-- It filters water.
Its very light-weight and requires no pumping to use.
It is a nice complement to your camelbak or similar hydration system.
CONS
In some situations such as overnight camping and backpacking, it is not as useful as a normal filter, because you have to literally suck the water through it. Its limited to use with a hydration system. Thus, no filtering for cooking, drinks, powdered milk, etc. It could conceivably be rigged to filter into a cup or pot with gravity, but would be dripping slow without some form of suction.
It requires you to suck noticably harder than your hydration system normally requires, annoying, especially when you're drinking that first tank of clean water.
It requires you to cut your hydration bladder hose and place it "inline" thus committing your hydration bladder permanantly to its use.
Re: Waterwise In-Line Water Filter
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Originally Posted by rock_ski_cowboy
It requires you to cut your hydration bladder hose and place it "inline" thus committing your hydration bladder permanantly to its use.
Huh. That kinda sucks.
Re: Waterwise In-Line Water Filter
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Originally Posted by rockgremlin
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Originally Posted by rock_ski_cowboy
It requires you to cut your hydration bladder hose and place it "inline" thus committing your hydration bladder permanantly to its use.
Huh. That kinda sucks.
Yeah I figured that would be the case. But bladders aren't that much. Are they?
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Originally Posted by rock_ski_cowboy
It requires you to suck noticably harder than your hydration system normally requires, annoying, especially when you're drinking that first tank of clean water.
Yeah the sucking part sucks! :lol8: Sometimes I am out of breath when I need a drink. Especially on my bike.