[at-l] Water filter/purifier/chems/whatever

[thornel@attglobal.net (W F Thorneloe)]

There are at least 2 ways to do the hose thing with an inline filter. 
First, use a bag type water bottle, put dirty in it, attach the hose with 
the inline filter between your mouth and the bag, start drinking. Not a lot 
of waiting.

Another way is to put dirty water in a bag or BigZip Platypus, attach the 
hose with inline filter but without the bite valve. Put the open end of the 
hose in a clean water container or pot. Hang the dirty bag high above the 
clean pot (but check to avoid drips of dirty water contaminating the 
clean). Wait for it to filter. Use the water as you move on or cook. Takes 
about the same amount of time as with a PUR Hiker filtration, with less work.

Occasionally you do have to remove scum from the filter element if you 
don't open it and air dry it periodically (for instance at night so it 
doesn't freeze). Otherwise, it is pretty bombproof.

OrangeBug

At 06:41 AM 2/19/2001 -0500, kahley7 wrote:
>...I'd like to know how you inline
>folks manage during the day?  Are you all hose suckers <G>no offense meant,
>or do you stop and wait for the water.  Also. if there are directions or 
>better yet
>a diagram to show how to rig a bag/filter/bag set up for an inline, please 
>post.
>Are there fittings to attach the hose to the bags?  I have the nalgene 
>soft canteens.