Miniwell Gravity Water Filter Straw - Ultralight, Versatile Hiker Filter with Bucket Connector. Emergency Kit for Hurricane Storm Supplies

We have been planning an off the grid camping trip for a few months now and I wanted to make sure we didn't have to worry about water.We had the perfect location picked. We had our gear packed up. We waited for the weather to clear(ish). And we were off. After the drive and the walk through the wild, we were at our location! It was perfect. Or so we thought at first sight. Between the mud and bugs, we set up camp. The wild life was amazing. The ticks, nats, biting fly's and wolf spiders, it amazed me why no one else was there. it was a very pretty location and the only thing that did not go wrong was this filter! Everything was wet, the food went bad the fire was extremely hard to keep up with. zippers broke on at least one of the tents. But the water was good. it was easy to place it on the dry bag. Easy to clean the filter when it slows to a drip. Easy to attach to a tree. More than what we were expecting! Getting a couple more of these bad boys! The trip was a bust! No question, but next trip we take will be outside the Midwest monsoon season, with our new filter.

07/02: So great.... but only after the x3rd try. Four stars bc I wish it came with a few common hose/bladder attachments to mix/match an easy secure fit.Trip 1: a couple weeks ago, I brought this camping on an isolated beach with a fresh waterfall. I ended up hydrating by eating cooler ice that tasted like anchovies (literal anchovy oil spilled in the cooler).Plan 1: Scoop water in hydration bladder and sip through the filter..... I spent at least an hour trying all combos to match the bladder’s hose connectors with the filter and/or hose. Scratch that. Drawing board.Plan 2: I (field dress) attached the bucket connector to a hole in my hydration bladder, but it wouldn’t seal properly. I totally butchered the hole the first time, so I patched with duct tape x3 on each side, then resized the hole. It just kept leaking. Enter anchovy oil ice.Today: I am doing another excursion tomorrow and refitted my filter. I think I finally got it to work!Plan 3: used a 10 liter dry bag for dirty (tested with shower) water. TRACED the interior of the rubbery gasket thing, for the bucket connector, onto the exterior of the dry bag. PRECISION cut, with a sharp new exacto blade, the hole and popped the connector through front the interior of the dry bag. I cleaned up the hole by using the exacto along the base of the threading to remove excess plastic. Added the exterior gasket, screwed the nut thingy on, popped on the hose and voila!This method was tested in my shower and I will update if I have to eat anchovy ice chips. Hoping for the best!07/06 update: worked amazing! the filter has a much better flow than some filters other friends brought. we ended up using this as the camp’s primary water source! 0nly one concern was mentioned, which was: leptospirosis. Not sure if this filters for that, but if water source is in an area with low probability, go for it!

This is a great filter. It is compact, lightweight and a good value. I average 30 nights a year in wilderness. I think the number of liters that can be filtered in the life of the unit is a bit high. But for price, I just buy a new one every year. I think this one is my 5th one. Still got a couple feet of snow on the ground here in northern NM, so it be a few more months before this filter sees action.

Bought this to turn into a gravity filter. Worked like a charm! Pics are from my trial run before my backpacking trip. Poked a small hole in the side of the dry bag, screwed tight the little plug, attached the hose and filter, and then let the water flow! No leaks, or problems with the water filtering. The dry bag is 10 L (which I purchased from Amazon as well for about $13). Typical pre-assembled gravity bags will run you $75+. This filter and the bag cost me less than $35.For those who might question why I put the hose on the side (rather than in the bottom) it's because the water you're using might have silt or other things in it (especially if you're getting it from a lake or river) - these will eventually settle below the plug line - and is just one less thing your filter has to deal with. You'll get slightly less usable water....but less obstructions or problems with the filter and hose.

Great water filter

water filtration. the mini is a good light weight product. the only negative if it is a negative is the time it takes to filter the water into a liter bottle. To me, it seems to take awhile, but then again, what's time? Im retired. LOL

all parts needed to make a gravity system but the bag itself , very versatile in its application. fits smart bottle . Tested against a sawyer mini on a day float on colorado river. Miniwell had much better flowrate in both straw an gravity application tests. Water tasted clean an i did not have any issues . Had to squeeze the bag to get any flow with sawyer mini. tested on Colorado river below Hoover dam and also in some Arkansas rivers. i have run about 15 to 20 gallons roughly so far, the flow seems same. picked another as back up or gift.

Overall, I would put this product down as a 3.5 star item. It works as described, however it doesn't work well under a "high stress" condition if the water is heavy in sediment. I tested this product in a rather rigorous environment. I bought it as I was heading into the Grand Canyon for a multiday trip below the rim on a trail where the only water source was the Colorado River. The Colorado is extremely heavy with sediment and this filter was unable to handle the amount of sediment for long without needing to be flushed out with clean water.Here's a list of pros and cons.Pros:- light weight-easy to fit into a full pack for multiday camping- didn't get sick from drinking the water- decently high lifespan of filterCons:- can't withstand heavy sediment in water (we even skimmed off the top of the collection water to alleviate the issue)- took almost 1.5 hours to filter roughly 3 Gal. Due to how frequently the filter got completely occluded

Pratique

The filter does everything it says in the description.I run and trek in hills and mountains and rely on the filter with confidence.Great filter with clever accessories.

Very cool

1. Ich würde ihn vor benutzung von beiden seiten mit sauberem Wasser spülen um mögliche Produktionsrückstände auszuwaschen .2. Wenn beim Bushcraften oder ähnlichen Outdooraktivitäten Schmutzwasser gefiltert wird muss dieses natürlich zwingend noch Abgekocht werden.Ansonsten macht der Filter was er soll, Schmutzwasser Filtern.

non ancora usato, identico alla descrizione, preso solo in caso di emergenza, grazie.