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Sawyer Complete Water Filter System - 2 Liter

    Sawyer Complete Water Filter System - 2 Liter

    • $99.95
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    Item # 786393

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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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    Sawyer Complete Water Filter System - 2 Liter Specs
    Specification
    Description
    Best use
    Backpacking
    Gravity
    Hollow fiber membranes
    Protozoa and bacteria
    Not applicable
    Not applicable
    1.7 liters per minute
    Food-grade ABS plastic
    Yes
    (Bladders) 17.5 x 7 inches
    16 ounces
    Filter type
    Filter medium
    Removes/Destroys
    Pump force
    Pump strokes per liter
    Output
    Housing material
    Field cleanable
    Dimensions
    Weight

    Sawyer Complete Water Filter System - 2 Liter Customer Reviews

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    Sawyer Complete Water Filter System - 2 Liter
     
    4.5

    (based on 40 reviews)

    95%

    of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

    Pros

    • Easy to use (37)
    • Good quality (31)
    • Lightweight (25)
    • Compact (14)
    • Improves function (7)

    Cons

    • Heavy / bulky (4)

    Best Uses

    • Hiking (37)
    • Hydration packs (21)
    • Water bottles (9)
    • Canteens & coolers (8)
    • Travel (8)
      • Reviewer Profile:
      • Avid adventurer (22), Casual/ recreational (17)
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    5.0

    Great gear!

    By Christopher1948

    from Westmont Illinois

    About Me Casual/ Recreational

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    Pros

    • Easy to Use
    • Lightweight

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Hiking/Camping

      Comments about Sawyer Complete Water Filter System - 2 Liter:

      I have used iodine, purification tablets, and pump filters. When our guides on an REI Adventures trip to Yellowstone a year ago set-up the four liter version of this system on the first night of the trip, I knew I wanted my own. This is so fast and easy to use, I can't imagine bothering with anything else. (I do keep a few tablets in my first aid kit, just in case.) This system weighs practically nothing and fits in the hydration sleeve of my backpack and daypack.

      One suggestion: the little strap that comes with the dirty bag works OK as a wrist strap to make sure you don't drop the bag when filling it in fast water, but is not much use for hanging. Bring a couple of feet of rope to wrap around a tree tunk to hang the dirty bag a little off the ground, with the clean bag on the ground below and you will have clean water in no time.

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      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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        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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          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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            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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              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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                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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                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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                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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                  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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