09-05-2009, 07:35 AM
from what I have read/heard it basically boils down to how it filters.. chemical vs filtering levels ..
another thing was taste of the water after purification.. some said it tasted flat..
another was how long you had to wait until you could drink the water.. the higher end ones were as soon as it passed thru the filtration it was drinkable.. some you had to wait for the filtration to take affect..
I would guess .. but dont know for sure. but these are definately a product where you get what you pay for..
to me.. if I was thirsty enough and it was proven to filter the water to a drinkable level .. Id drink it..
as I said before.. I have never used one but I can see it being a good thing to have along if you were out on a long camping/hiking fishing trip.. mine are all day trips.. on and off the water in a few hours and usually on waters that have drinkable water readily available without having to filter it in a bottle..
MacFly
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another thing was taste of the water after purification.. some said it tasted flat..
another was how long you had to wait until you could drink the water.. the higher end ones were as soon as it passed thru the filtration it was drinkable.. some you had to wait for the filtration to take affect..
I would guess .. but dont know for sure. but these are definately a product where you get what you pay for..
to me.. if I was thirsty enough and it was proven to filter the water to a drinkable level .. Id drink it..
as I said before.. I have never used one but I can see it being a good thing to have along if you were out on a long camping/hiking fishing trip.. mine are all day trips.. on and off the water in a few hours and usually on waters that have drinkable water readily available without having to filter it in a bottle..
MacFly
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