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Gear Junkie: The Best Backpacking Water Filters of 2024

Nou mete pi bon filtè yo dlo sakado ak pirifye nan tès la pou ou ka rete san danje idrate sou pwochen vwayaj ou nan gwo deyò yo.

Gear Junkie: The Best Backpacking Water Filters of 2024

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September 9, 2024
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Gear Junkie: The Best Backpacking Water Filters of 2024

Gear Junkie: The Best Backpacking Water Filters of 2024

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Nou mete pi bon filtè yo dlo sakado ak pirifye nan tès la pou ou ka rete san danje idrate sou pwochen vwayaj ou nan gwo deyò yo.

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Pi bon filtè yo dlo sakado nan 2024

Little else ruins a good backpacking trip like a midnight run for the bushes. We’ve been there, and we’re not keen on going back, which is why our experts have scoured the scene and found the best backpacking water filters out there. We’ve spoken to thru-hikers, hunters, and mountaineers, and we’ve logged a not small number of miles ourselves, filtering our water along the way.

Our team collectively tested a plethora of diverse filters for the creation of this guide, from the classic Sawyer Squeeze to the budget-conscious LifeStraw Personal. We’ve been squeezing water through countless tubes and dropping tablets in Nalgenes each season to bring you the streamlined selection of 15 filters you see today.

Continue reading to learn more about the best backpacking water filters, written by Chris Carter, Mary Murphy and Will Brendza.

Gear Junkie: The Best Backpacking Water Filters of 2024

Pi bon filtè yo dlo sakado nan 2024

Little else ruins a good backpacking trip like a midnight run for the bushes. We’ve been there, and we’re not keen on going back, which is why our experts have scoured the scene and found the best backpacking water filters out there. We’ve spoken to thru-hikers, hunters, and mountaineers, and we’ve logged a not small number of miles ourselves, filtering our water along the way.

Our team collectively tested a plethora of diverse filters for the creation of this guide, from the classic Sawyer Squeeze to the budget-conscious LifeStraw Personal. We’ve been squeezing water through countless tubes and dropping tablets in Nalgenes each season to bring you the streamlined selection of 15 filters you see today.

Continue reading to learn more about the best backpacking water filters, written by Chris Carter, Mary Murphy and Will Brendza.

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Wrought from a somewhat unconventional childhood in rural Kenya, Senior Editor Chris Carter derives his journalist inspiration from a life lived under the brutal but beautiful African sun.
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Gear Junkie: The Best Backpacking Water Filters of 2024

Pi bon filtè yo dlo sakado nan 2024

Little else ruins a good backpacking trip like a midnight run for the bushes. We’ve been there, and we’re not keen on going back, which is why our experts have scoured the scene and found the best backpacking water filters out there. We’ve spoken to thru-hikers, hunters, and mountaineers, and we’ve logged a not small number of miles ourselves, filtering our water along the way.

Our team collectively tested a plethora of diverse filters for the creation of this guide, from the classic Sawyer Squeeze to the budget-conscious LifeStraw Personal. We’ve been squeezing water through countless tubes and dropping tablets in Nalgenes each season to bring you the streamlined selection of 15 filters you see today.

Continue reading to learn more about the best backpacking water filters, written by Chris Carter, Mary Murphy and Will Brendza.

Foto thumbnail Blog Otè
Senior Editor
Chris Carter
Wrought from a somewhat unconventional childhood in rural Kenya, Senior Editor Chris Carter derives his journalist inspiration from a life lived under the brutal but beautiful African sun.
Medya Mansyone
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43.2% of hikers used the Sawyer Squeeze, the most common hollow membrane squeeze filter (and the most common water treatment overall).

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Randy Patton’s late father, Biff Patton, launched the water filter program in 2010.

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The most significant being its positive impact on our health after using it, its capacity to reduce our expenses on water treatment and access to safe water, and the time it saves by eliminating the need for boiling or treating water.

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