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Sawyer Complete Water Filter System - 2 Liter

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Set up the Sawyer Complete water filter system and in the time it takes you to unpack your tent, you'll have 2 liters of fresh, clean drinking water.

Utilizing a hollow fiber membrane filter, the Sawyer system yields 2 liters of potable water in as little as 1.5 min.
Simply fill the included gray reservoir with unfiltered water, attach the filter and filter hose and let gravity do the rest to fill the included blue reservoir
Once the blue reservoir is full, hang the reservoir from its handle and fill your water bottle, pots and pans
Or, attach the included drink tube and a bite valve of your choice (sold separately) and use the reservoir as you would any hydration system
Filter physically removes particles, protozoa, and bacteria down to 0.1 micron in size, including giardia, salmonella and cryptosporidia
All Sawyer water filters exceed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommendations for removal rates
Filter is fully field maintainable to ensure a fast flow of water; system includes a faucet adapter for a thorough backwash from a household faucet
Setup is simple and the system packs easily, weighing in at only 16 oz.
This Sawyer Complete water filter system comes with a Million Gallon Guarantee, essentially eliminating the need to ever have to replace the filter cartridge
System includes a 2 liter gray reservoir, 2 liter blue reservoir, hollow fiber filter, faucet adapter, drink tube, quick-release hose adapter and instructions for use
Please note: take care not to let your filter freeze as this could damage the filter housing or the fibers themselves

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Item 786393

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Sawyer Complete Water Filter System - 2 Liter Customer Reviews

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Sawyer Complete Water Filter System - 2 Liter

4.4

(based on 39 reviews)

95%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Easy to use (36)
Good quality (31)
Lightweight (24)
Compact (14)
Improves function (7)

Cons

Heavy / bulky (4)

Best Uses

Hiking (36)
Hydration packs (21)
Water bottles (9)
Canteens & coolers (8)
Travel (8)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Avid adventurer (22), Casual/ recreational (16)
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Apr

2013

5.0

Perfect system

By Wepeeonatree

from Surprise

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Compact
Easy to Use
Good Quality
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Canteens & Coolers
Hiking/Camping
Hydration Packs

Comments about Sawyer Complete Water Filter System - 2 Liter:

We haven't backpacked for a few years, and pumped water prior to this purchase. In one word neverpumpagain. I love it, we had a day of dry hiking, for lunch we filled all Nalgene bottles and carried both bags full (clean and dirty). Had plenty of water for our family of four, and no waste of energy purifying it.

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Apr

2013

2.0

Disappointed - ditched it on the AT

By quilteresq

from NH

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Easy to Use
Fast Filering

Cons

Poor Quality

Best Uses

Comments about Sawyer Complete Water Filter System - 2 Liter:

It worked fine.

The hose going into the drinking bag came out, and there was no way to secure it on the trail. It leaked water in my backpack when the hose got disconnected. I was lucky I had a garbage bag liner or all of my equipment would have been soaked. I sent it home.

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Apr

2013

5.0

FANTASTIC!!!!!

By Brooks family

from Southern Illinois

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Easy to Use
Good Quality
Speed

Cons

Best Uses

Hiking/Camping

Comments about Sawyer Complete Water Filter System - 2 Liter:

This thing rocks! It also SAVED our last backpacking trip. On our last overnighter, my wife forgot to pack her bladder (actually my fault... but don't sweat the details!). So we were stuck miles from civilization with only one 2L bladder for my wife, 2 children, and I. Fear not though.... the Sawyer system totally saved the trip. We had several places to get water and was able to quickly filter good, clear, cool, tasty water for everyone. Setup was a breeze. Filter was FAST. Everything about this rocked in my humble opinion. Glad I had the dirty and clean bag, as I was easily able to carry 2L clean, 2L dirty, and 2 more liters clean in my camelback. I will recommend to anyone and probably buy another in the future.

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Mar

2013

5.0

best filter ever

By yampaman

from colorado

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Pros

Compact
Easy to Use
Good Quality
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Hiking/Camping
Water Bottles

Comments about Sawyer Complete Water Filter System - 2 Liter:

I used this on the appalachian trail I just carried the dirty bag and filter one hose coming out of the dirty bag. I filled 2 one liter water bottles and if I needed more I just kept it in the dirty bag for later giving me a 4 liter capacity. At one point had 8 people using it. never clogged never slowed down. Getting water into the bag from shallow standing water is a problem but the only problem and you just need a scoop of some sort takes time but why are you in a hurry? this is a great filter. I will be using this for years.

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Mar

2013

4.0

Great system

By esathre

from Minneapolis, MN

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Pros

Compact
Easy to Use
Good Quality
Improves Function

Cons

Best Uses

Hiking/Camping

Comments about Sawyer Complete Water Filter System - 2 Liter:

This filter is awesome. We are able to fill up our nalgene bottles and our bladders quickly. It is also nice to be able to carry more water back to camp in the dirty water bag to have some camp water. We did, however, tried to use the clean water bag as a bladder and we had nothing but problems and leaks with it. I highly recommend buying a seperate bladder instead of using the clean bag.

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Sep

2012

5.0

Great system

By Roydale

from Central Oregon

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Pros

Easy to Use
Good Quality
Way Better Than A Pump

Cons

A Little Bulky Not Bad

Best Uses

Hiking/Camping
Hydration Packs
Water Bottles

Comments about Sawyer Complete Water Filter System - 2 Liter:

Got this filter for some summer backpacking trips. It may be a little bulky, for some. The ease of use and the amount of filtered water it can produce makes it worth it.
My buddy with a pump filter even used it because it was soooo quick.

Great tasting water is all you get.

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Sep

2012

4.0

Excellent filter, one drawback

By DreamsOfMountains

from Chicago, IL

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Pros

Easy to Use
Fast
Good Quality

Cons

Hydration Tube Detaches

Best Uses

Hiking/Camping

Comments about Sawyer Complete Water Filter System - 2 Liter:

I chose the Sawyer filter for a combination backpacking/car camping trip across several national parks in the summer. I chose it primarily for its ease-of-use as a filter as well as the fact that you can convert it into a hydration pouch with by adding some parts (a bite valve and lock). The water filter part was terrific - color coded, easy to use and hook up, even quick to hold when there wasn't a good tree branch or gravity differential to let it run on its own. The water came out clean and tasty. I haven't tried backwashing the filter yet, although the instructions to do so are quite clear.

The product had one major drawback, which is that when converted to a hydration pack using the enclosed tube, the tube continuously detached from the valve, causing water to fill the bottom of my day and overnight backpacks. After a few times I duct taped it, but there's no real reason why it couldn't have been put together more sturdily. It happened no matter how careful I was when placing the water pack into the backpack. I didn't mind purchasing the extra parts, either, but you should know it will be an extra 10 bucks or so on a $100 piece of equipment.

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Aug

2012

5.0

Outstanding product

By Colo Trail hiker

from Columbia, TN

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Pros

Easy to Use
Good Quality
Great value
Improves Function
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Canteens & Coolers
Groups
Hiking/Camping
Hydration Packs
Water Bottles

Comments about Sawyer Complete Water Filter System - 2 Liter:

Used by 3 adults and 5 youth on 3 day hike in Great Smokey Mtn. National Park In late July, 2012. In running stream, it took less than 45 seconds to fill the gray water bag. Maximum time to filter 2 liters from gray water bag to clean water was less than 5 minutes. I have used pumps filters that took over 15 minutes to filter 1 liter and would recommend this system many times over a pump if water was easily obtainable. I would recommend a pump over this system only if the water was hard to obtain (such as standing mud) or filled with heavy sludge.

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Jul

2012

5.0

This filter ROCKS!

By OlyCampers

from Olympia, WA

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Pros

Compact
Easy to Use
Good Quality
Great flow
Lightweight
Never pump again

Cons

Best Uses

Hiking/Camping

Comments about Sawyer Complete Water Filter System - 2 Liter:

Just came back from a 4-day backpacking trip and used the filter system exclusively to provide water to 10 people. I was a little nervous not having used it before and brought my pump filter as a back-up. No need, the Sawyer worked like a charm! We drank all the water we wanted and NO PUMPING! It is fast and easy to use. The system is well thought out and well constructed. A few words of advice for someone just starting off...1) bring some light rope to hang the bags with. It comes with a small strap but if you need to hang it from a tree, you'll need a rope to tie around the tree. 2) Bring the extra hose for the hydration bag function, even if you aren't going to use it that way. Pouring the clean water out of the bag is awkward, especially into a narrow-mouthed bottle, so having that hose will make life much easier. 3) It isn't easay getting water into the dirty water bag just by putting the whole bag into the water. You'll want to use a pot or cup to scoop the water into the bag. All in all this is a great product and you will not regret this purchase, unless of course you like pumping water with your filter!

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Jun

2012

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Not as heavy as you think!

By Chele the Hiker

from Virginia

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Pros

Easy to Use
Good Quality
Improves Function
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Canteens & Coolers
Hiking/Camping
Hydration Packs
Water Bottles

Comments about Sawyer Complete Water Filter System - 2 Liter:

Okay, so when I was looking at this system, it seemed heavy. I purchased it, however, because the reviews didn't complain of the system breaking (as in, the handle breaks and will not function like the pump ones).

When it arrived, I immediately began thinking how I could cut this system down to a better weight. For my last backpacking trip, I took the dirty bag, one hose, hanging hook, and the filter. I left the screw top and the rest of the system at home. (It's just me afterall.) Total weight 9.5 oz. To use, I filled the dirty container in the stream, hung the bag, attached the hose and filter, then filled my bladder and bottle by holding my bottle under it. No pumping required! It took my attention to hold the bottle, but for cutting about 6-7 oz off the system, I could live with that. I'm going to experiment with how to backwash the filter without the entire system, but I'm guessing that will be an easy fix.

This system is also great if you wanted to pack in extra water. If you bring the entire system, you could store water in the dirty bag, the clean bag and in your pack bladder. That's a lot of water (and weight), but doable if you need to.

So there you have it! A simple water filtration system which uses minimal energy to use and (when cut down for my backpacking trip) under 10 oz, it was SO worth it!!!