This Hiker Hydration Hack Is Now a Product You Can Buy
Almost every hiker box I have ever seen after 11,000 miles on American trails has the same litter problem: the thin plastic water bags that accompany the popular Sawyer Squeeze, the most efficient and reliable water filter I have ever used. In theory, these ubiquitous black-and-blue mylar bags are a hiker’s dream, able to hold nearly a liter of water in exchange for less than an ounce of weight.
But water filters get clogged, and gear gets dropped on jagged rocks, these thin bags rip in the middle during the second scenario and burst at the seams with the first. Weight savings and water filters are useless if you don’t actually have a way to hold your water.
Continue reading to learn more about the collaboration, written by Grayson Haver Currin.
February 25, 2025
Grayson Haver Currin
Grayson Haver Currin is Outside’s thru-hiking expert. He has written for Pitchfork, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, NPR, and The Washington Post. He and his little family are currently roaming the continent by Sprinter.
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Medya Mansyone
A favorite of ultralight hikers, backpackers, bikers, and travelers, the Sawyer Squeeze filter is the gold standard in water filters for anyone concerned about weight and universal compatibility.
Medya Mansyone
In the morning before getting to the park, I applied insect repellent (Picaridin lotion by Sawyer).
Medya Mansyone
A Sawyer Squeeze water filtration system that blows any other system out of the — say it with me — water.
Soti nan eskwadwon an
Konvèsasyon Kanfi ak kominote nou an, ki soti nan Manm Eskwadwon ak Anbasadè yo nan Brand Patnè ak ekip la Sawyer.
